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caninize

caninize verb: to make dog-like, or turn into a dog.

Verb

caninize (third-person singular simple present caninizes, present participle caninizing, simple past and past participle caninized)

  1. (transitive) To make dog-like, or turn into a dog.
  2. (transitive) To adapt (a therapy) for use on dogs.
    • a caninized antibody

Forms of caninize

third-person singular presentcaninizes
present participlecaninizing
past participlecaninized
pastcaninized

Origin of caninize

From canine + -ize.

Questions about caninize

What does caninize mean?
Caninize means to make dog-like, or turn into a dog.
What part of speech is caninize?
Caninize is a verb.
What is the past tense of caninize?
The past tense of caninize is caninized.

Words near caninize in the dictionary

  1. caniniform
  2. caniniforms
  3. caninities
  4. caninity
  5. caninization
  6. caninize
  7. caninized
  8. caninizes
  9. caninizing
  10. Canino
  11. caninoid

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