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febrilize

febrilize verb: to induce fever; to affect with fever.

Verb

febrilize (third-person singular simple present febrilizes, present participle febrilizing, simple past and past participle febrilized)

  1. (archaic) To induce fever; to affect with fever.
    • It has been proved, that the accumulation of human effluvia, where fever is not preſent, induces convulſion, and not fever*. We may venture to conclude, that human effluvia muſt be febrilized previous to their becoming infectious, conſequently no infectious fever can ariſe, but through the medium...1803, William Blackburne, Facts and Observations Concerning the Prevention and Cure of Scarlet Fever: With Some Remarks on the Origin of Acute Contagions in General, London: Bye and Law, pages 140–141

Forms of febrilize

third-person singular presentfebrilizes
present participlefebrilizing
past participlefebrilized
pastfebrilized
alternative formfebrilise

Origin of febrilize

From febrile + -ize.

Questions about febrilize

What does febrilize mean?
Febrilize means to induce fever; to affect with fever.
What part of speech is febrilize?
Febrilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of febrilize?
The past tense of febrilize is febrilized.

Words near febrilize in the dictionary

  1. febrilised
  2. febrilises
  3. febrilising
  4. febrilities
  5. febrility
  6. febrilize
  7. febrilized
  8. febrilizes
  9. febrilizing
  10. Febronian
  11. Febronianism

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