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Africanize
Africanize Af"ri*can*ize, v. t.
To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]
--Bartlett.
Agrarianize
Agrarianize A*gra"ri*an*ize, v. t.
To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles
of agrarianism.
AmericanizeAmericanize A*mer"i*can*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Americanizer; p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing.]
To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in
customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. AmericanizerAmericanize A*mer"i*can*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Americanizer; p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing.]
To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in
customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. Antiquarianize
Antiquarianize An`ti*qua"ri*an*ize, v. i.
To act the part of an antiquary. [Colloq.]
Arianize
Arianize A"ri*an*ize, v. i.
To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an
Arian.
Arianize
Arianize A"ri*an*ize, v. t.
To convert to Arianism.
Aryanize
Aryanize Ar"yan*ize, v. t.
To make Aryan (a language, or in language). --K. Johnston.
BotanizeBotanize Bot"a*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Botanized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Botanizing.] [Cf. F. botaniser.]
To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study
plants. Botanize
Botanize Bot"a*nize, v. t.
To explore for botanical purposes.
BotanizedBotanize Bot"a*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Botanized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Botanizing.] [Cf. F. botaniser.]
To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study
plants. Botanizer
Botanizer Bot"a*ni`zer, n.
One who botanizes.
ChristianizeChristianize Chris"tian*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Christianized; p. pr. vb. n. Christianizing.] [Cf. F.
christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.]
1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to
Christianize pagans.
2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
Christianized philosophers. --I. Taylor. Christianize
Christianize Chris"tian*ize, v. i.
To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become
Christian.
The pagans began to Christianize. --Latham.
ChristianizedChristianize Chris"tian*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Christianized; p. pr. vb. n. Christianizing.] [Cf. F.
christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.]
1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to
Christianize pagans.
2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.
Christianized philosophers. --I. Taylor. DechristianizeDechristianize De*chris"tian*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Dechristianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dechristianizing.]
To turn from, or divest of, Christianity. DechristianizedDechristianize De*chris"tian*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Dechristianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dechristianizing.]
To turn from, or divest of, Christianity. Dehumanize
Dehumanize De*hu"man*ize, v. t.
To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.;
as, dehumanizing influences.
Disorganizer
Disorganizer Dis*or"gan*i`zer, n.
One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.
Europeanize
Europeanize Eu`ro*pe"an*ize, v. t.
To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or
character; to habituate or accustom to European usages.
A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized.
--Lubbock.
GalvanizeGalvanize Gal"va*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr.
& vb. n. Galvanizing.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
electricity.
3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a
state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or
excite to a factitious animation or activity.
4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.
Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by
electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with
zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its
surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of
dilute acid. GalvanizedGalvanize Gal"va*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr.
& vb. n. Galvanizing.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
electricity.
3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a
state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or
excite to a factitious animation or activity.
4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.
Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by
electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with
zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its
surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of
dilute acid. Galvanized ironGalvanize Gal"va*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galvanized; p pr.
& vb. n. Galvanizing.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]
1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of
electrical currents.
2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of
electricity.
3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a
state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or
excite to a factitious animation or activity.
4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron.
Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by
electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with
zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its
surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of
dilute acid. Galvanizer
Galvanizer Gal"va*ni`zer, n.
One who, or that which, galvanize.
GermanizeGermanize Ger"man*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Germanized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Germanizing.]
To make German, or like what is distinctively German; as, to
Germanize a province, a language, a society. Germanize
Germanize Ger"man*ize, v. i.
To reason or write after the manner of the Germans.
GermanizedGermanize Ger"man*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Germanized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Germanizing.]
To make German, or like what is distinctively German; as, to
Germanize a province, a language, a society. Grecianize
Grecize Gre"cize, Grecianize Gre"cian*ize, v. i.
To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.
HumanizeHumanize Hu"man*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humanized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Humanizing.] [Cf. F. humaniser.]
1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by
overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine
or civilize.
Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures
with compassion? --Addison.
2. To give a human character or expression to. ``Humanized
divinities.' --Caird.
3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to
man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph. Humanize
Humanize Hu"man*ize, v. i.
To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be
ameliorated.
By the original law of nations, war and extirpation
were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees,
it admitted slavery instead of death; a further step
was the exchange of prisoners instead of slavery.
--Franklin.
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