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arcticize

arcticize verb: to prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.

Verb

arcticize (third-person singular simple present arcticizes, present participle arcticizing, simple past and past participle arcticized)

  1. (transitive) To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
    • Whether the field is in the Far North or close to the Equator, the canvas covering offers full protection, for the material is not only processed against the ravages of fire, mildew and rotting but given an arcticizing treatment which keeps it flexible at 40° below zero.1944, Modern Plastics, volume 22, page 109
    • So far as "arcticizing" man is concerned, clothing is the hardest problem of all.1949, Collier's, volume 123, page 42

Examples of arcticize in a sentence

  • We have the prefabricated wooden sides and top that we need to arcticize it, plus the bunks and portable stove, but it will take several hours.1960, Alistair MacLean, Night Without End, page 65:
  • Fortunately, the RCN carrier Magnificent had been “arcticized,” although this meant only that it had had its working and living quarters prepared for low-temperature operations.2015, Adam Lajeunesse, Lock, Stock, and Icebergs: A History of Canada’s Arctic Maritime Sovereignty, page 47:

Forms of arcticize

third-person singular presentarcticizes
present participlearcticizing
past participlearcticized
pastarcticized

Origin of arcticize

From Arctic + -ize.

Words formed from arcticize

Questions about arcticize

What does arcticize mean?
Arcticize means to prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
How do you use arcticize in a sentence?
We have the prefabricated wooden sides and top that we need to arcticize it, plus the bunks and portable stove, but it will take several hours.
What part of speech is arcticize?
Arcticize is a verb.
What is the past tense of arcticize?
The past tense of arcticize is arcticized.

Words near arcticize in the dictionary

  1. arctician
  2. arcticians
  3. arcticid
  4. arcticids
  5. arcticization
  6. arcticize
  7. arcticized
  8. arcticizes
  9. arcticizing
  10. arctics
  11. Arcticward

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