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conservatizing

conservatizing is the present participle and gerund of conservatize.

Meaning of conservatize

Verb

conservatize (third-person singular simple present conservatizes, present participle conservatizing, simple past and past participle conservatized)

  1. To make or become conservative.
    • Sinsheimer, a biologist, has said in speeches that as a scientist he has to believe in a value-free science. But, says Shaw, "A belief in a value-free science ensures that those who can pay for the science, like corporations and governments, get what they want," and this has a conservatizing effect...1985 December 21, Tatiana Schreiber, “Lesbian-Feminist Continues Fight For Tenure”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 3

Questions about conservatizing

What is conservatizing the present participle and gerund of?
Conservatizing is the present participle and gerund of conservatize.

Words near conservatizing in the dictionary

  1. conservativity
  2. conservatization
  3. conservatize
  4. conservatized
  5. conservatizes
  6. conservatizing
  7. conservatoire
  8. conservatoires
  9. conservator
  10. conservatori
  11. conservatoria

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