| 单词 | bromize |
| 释义 | bromize in British English or bromise (ˈbrəʊmaɪz) verb (transitive) 1. to treat with bromine 2. (in photography) to treat a metal plate with bromine bromize in American English (ˈbroʊˌmaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbroˌmized or ˈbroˌmizing Chemistry to treat with bromine or a bromide bromize in American English (ˈbroumaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -mized, -mizing Chemistry to treat or combine with bromine or a bromide Also, esp. Brit.: bromise Derived forms bromization noun bromizer noun Word origin [1850–55; brom- + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, headhunting, muggins, proletariat-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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