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-erize

-erize verb: to add r-coloring; to take on an r-colored vowel; to exhibit or undergo erhua.

Verb

-erize (third-person singular simple present -erizes, present participle -erizing, simple past and past participle -erized)

  1. To add r-coloring; to take on an r-colored vowel; to exhibit or undergo erhua.
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Forms of -erize

third-person singular present-erizes
present participle-erizing
past participle-erized
past-erized
alternative form-erise

Origin of -erize

From Chinese ér(huà) + -ize.

Questions about -erize

What does -erize mean?
-erize means to add r-coloring; to take on an r-colored vowel; to exhibit or undergo erhua.
What part of speech is -erize?
-erize is a verb.
What is the past tense of -erize?
The past tense of -erize is -erized.

Words near -erize in the dictionary

  1. -erise
  2. -erised
  3. -erises
  4. -erising
  5. -erization
  6. -erize
  7. -erized
  8. -erizes
  9. -erizing
  10. -ern
  11. -eroo

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