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definitize

definitize verb: to make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.

Verb

definitize (third-person singular simple present definitizes, present participle definitizing, simple past and past participle definitized)

  1. (US, transitive) To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
    • As before, in order to definitize the solution, an initial condition is needed.2005, Alpha Chiang, Kevin Wainwright, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill International, page 548
  2. (transitive) To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)

Forms of definitize

third-person singular presentdefinitizes
present participledefinitizing
past participledefinitized
pastdefinitized

Origin of definitize

From definite + -ize.

Words formed from definitize

Questions about definitize

What does definitize mean?
Definitize means to make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
What part of speech is definitize?
Definitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of definitize?
The past tense of definitize is definitized.

Words near definitize in the dictionary

  1. definitively
  2. definitiveness
  3. definitives
  4. definitization
  5. definitizations
  6. definitize
  7. definitized
  8. definitizes
  9. definitizing
  10. definitly
  11. definitor

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