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Fordize

Fordize verb: to convert (an industry, etc.) to Fordism.

Verb

Fordize (third-person singular simple present Fordizes, present participle Fordizing, simple past and past participle Fordized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (an industry, etc.) to Fordism.

Forms of Fordize

third-person singular presentFordizes
present participleFordizing
past participleFordized
pastFordized

Origin of Fordize

From Ford + -ize, named after American industrialist Henry Ford (1863–1947).

Questions about Fordize

What does Fordize mean?
Fordize means to convert (an industry, etc.) to Fordism.
What part of speech is Fordize?
Fordize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Fordize?
The past tense of Fordize is Fordized.

Words near Fordize in the dictionary

  1. Fordism
  2. Fordist
  3. Fordistic
  4. Fordists
  5. Fordite
  6. Fordize
  7. Fordized
  8. Fordizes
  9. Fordizing
  10. Fordlandia
  11. fordless

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