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gregarize

gregarize verb: to make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.

Verb

gregarize (third-person singular simple present gregarizes, present participle gregarizing, simple past and past participle gregarized)

  1. To make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.
    Antonyms:
    solitarize

Antonyms of gregarize

Forms of gregarize

third-person singular presentgregarizes
present participlegregarizing
past participlegregarized
pastgregarized

Origin of gregarize

From gregarious + -ize.

Questions about gregarize

What does gregarize mean?
Gregarize means to make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.
What part of speech is gregarize?
Gregarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of gregarize?
The past tense of gregarize is gregarized.

Words near gregarize in the dictionary

  1. gregariously
  2. gregariousness
  3. gregarisation
  4. gregarization
  5. gregarizations
  6. gregarize
  7. gregarized
  8. gregarizes
  9. gregarizing
  10. Gregas
  11. gregatin

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