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altruize

altruize verb: to make altruistic.

Verb

altruize (third-person singular simple present altruizes, present participle altruizing, simple past and past participle altruized)

  1. To make altruistic.

Forms of altruize

third-person singular presentaltruizes
present participlealtruizing
past participlealtruized
pastaltruized

Origin of altruize

From altruism + -ize.

Questions about altruize

What does altruize mean?
Altruize means to make altruistic.
What part of speech is altruize?
Altruize is a verb.
What is the past tense of altruize?
The past tense of altruize is altruized.

Words near altruize in the dictionary

  1. altruist
  2. altruistic
  3. altruistic filicide
  4. altruistically
  5. altruists
  6. altruize
  7. altruized
  8. altruizes
  9. altruizing
  10. alts
  11. Altschul

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