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catharize

catharize verb: to clean or purify thoroughly.

Verb

catharize (third-person singular simple present catharizes, present participle catharizing, simple past and past participle catharized)

  1. To clean or purify thoroughly.

Forms of catharize

third-person singular presentcatharizes
present participlecatharizing
past participlecatharized
pastcatharized

Questions about catharize

What does catharize mean?
Catharize means to clean or purify thoroughly.
What part of speech is catharize?
Catharize is a verb.
What is the past tense of catharize?
The past tense of catharize is catharized.

Words near catharize in the dictionary

  1. Catharism
  2. Catharist
  3. Catharistic
  4. catharization
  5. catharizations
  6. catharize
  7. catharized
  8. catharizes
  9. catharizing
  10. catharometer
  11. catharometers

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