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Ferberize

Ferberize verb: to use the Ferber method on (an infant).

Verb

Ferberize (third-person singular simple present Ferberizes, present participle Ferberizing, simple past and past participle Ferberized)

  1. (transitive) To use the Ferber method on (an infant).

Forms of Ferberize

third-person singular presentFerberizes
present participleFerberizing
past participleFerberized
pastFerberized

Origin of Ferberize

From Ferber + -ize.

Questions about Ferberize

What does Ferberize mean?
Ferberize means to use the Ferber method on (an infant).
What part of speech is Ferberize?
Ferberize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Ferberize?
The past tense of Ferberize is Ferberized.

Words near Ferberize in the dictionary

  1. Ferber method
  2. ferberite
  3. ferberites
  4. ferberitic
  5. Ferberization
  6. Ferberize
  7. Ferberized
  8. Ferberizes
  9. Ferberizing
  10. ferbile
  11. FERC

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