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chattelize

chattelize verb: to treat as chattel; to enslave and dehumanize.

Verb

chattelize (third-person singular simple present chattelizes, present participle chattelizing, simple past and past participle chattelized)

  1. To treat as chattel; to enslave and dehumanize.

Forms of chattelize

third-person singular presentchattelizes
present participlechattelizing
past participlechattelized
pastchattelized
alternative formchattelise

Questions about chattelize

What does chattelize mean?
Chattelize means to treat as chattel; to enslave and dehumanize.
What part of speech is chattelize?
Chattelize is a verb.
What is the past tense of chattelize?
The past tense of chattelize is chattelized.

Words near chattelize in the dictionary

  1. chattel slavery
  2. chattelhood
  3. chattelise
  4. chattelism
  5. chattelization
  6. chattelize
  7. chattelized
  8. chattelizes
  9. chattelizing
  10. chattels
  11. chattelship

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