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carnivalized

carnivalized is the simple past and past participle of carnivalize.

Meaning of carnivalize

Verb

carnivalize (third-person singular simple present carnivalizes, present participle carnivalizing, simple past and past participle carnivalized)

  1. (transitive) To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.
    • Gorenshtein carnivalizes Mother Russia herself and Ivanova carnivalizes love for Mother Russia.1995, Ellen E. Berry, Genders 22: Postcommunism and the Body Politic, page 47

Questions about carnivalized

What is carnivalized the simple past and past participle of?
Carnivalized is the simple past and past participle of carnivalize.

Words near carnivalized in the dictionary

  1. carnivalic
  2. carnivaling
  3. carnivalistic
  4. carnivalization
  5. carnivalize
  6. carnivalized
  7. carnivalizes
  8. carnivalizing
  9. carnivalled
  10. carnivallike
  11. carnivalling

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