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Edenize

Edenize verb: to bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.

Verb

Edenize (third-person singular simple present Edenizes, present participle Edenizing, simple past and past participle Edenized)

  1. (transitive) To bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.
    • pure Saints Edenizdc. 1605, John Davies of Hereford, Wittes Pilgrimage
  2. (transitive, nursing) To convert (a traditional institutional nursing home) into a community where patients can live a full and active life.

Forms of Edenize

third-person singular presentEdenizes
present participleEdenizing
past participleEdenized
pastEdenized

Origin of Edenize

From Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).

Questions about Edenize

What does Edenize mean?
Edenize means to bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.
What part of speech is Edenize?
Edenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Edenize?
The past tense of Edenize is Edenized.

Words near Edenize in the dictionary

  1. Edenian
  2. edenic
  3. edenics
  4. edenite
  5. Edenization
  6. Edenize
  7. Edenized
  8. Edenizes
  9. Edenizing
  10. Edenlike
  11. edens

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