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arcticizing

arcticizing is the present participle and gerund of arcticize.

Meaning of arcticize

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

Questions about arcticizing

What is arcticizing the present participle and gerund of?
Arcticizing is the present participle and gerund of arcticize.

Words near arcticizing in the dictionary

  1. arcticids
  2. arcticization
  3. arcticize
  4. arcticized
  5. arcticizes
  6. arcticizing
  7. arctics
  8. Arcticward
  9. Arcticwards
  10. arcticwide
  11. arctigenin

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