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amateurize

amateurize verb: to make amateur; to open up (a profession, etc.) to amateurs.

Verb

amateurize (third-person singular simple present amateurizes, present participle amateurizing, simple past and past participle amateurized)

  1. (transitive) To make amateur; to open up (a profession, etc.) to amateurs.

Forms of amateurize

third-person singular presentamateurizes
present participleamateurizing
past participleamateurized
pastamateurized

Origin of amateurize

From amateur + -ize.

Questions about amateurize

What does amateurize mean?
Amateurize means to make amateur; to open up (a profession, etc.) to amateurs.
What part of speech is amateurize?
Amateurize is a verb.
What is the past tense of amateurize?
The past tense of amateurize is amateurized.

Words near amateurize in the dictionary

  1. amateurishly
  2. amateurishness
  3. amateurism
  4. amateurisms
  5. amateurization
  6. amateurize
  7. amateurized
  8. amateurizes
  9. amateurizing
  10. amateurland
  11. amateurly

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