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brachycephalize

brachycephalize verb: to make or become brachycephalic.

Verb

brachycephalize (third-person singular simple present brachycephalizes, present participle brachycephalizing, simple past and past participle brachycephalized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become brachycephalic.

Forms of brachycephalize

third-person singular presentbrachycephalizes
present participlebrachycephalizing
past participlebrachycephalized
pastbrachycephalized

Origin of brachycephalize

From brachycephalic + -ize or brachycephaly + -ize.

Questions about brachycephalize

What does brachycephalize mean?
Brachycephalize means to make or become brachycephalic.
What part of speech is brachycephalize?
Brachycephalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of brachycephalize?
The past tense of brachycephalize is brachycephalized.

Words near brachycephalize in the dictionary

  1. brachycephalid
  2. brachycephalids
  3. brachycephalies
  4. brachycephalism
  5. brachycephalization
  6. brachycephalize
  7. brachycephalized
  8. brachycephalizes
  9. brachycephalizing
  10. brachycephaloid
  11. brachycephalous

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