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hystericize

hystericize verb: to make hysterical.

Verb

hystericize (third-person singular simple present hystericizes, present participle hystericizing, simple past and past participle hystericized)

  1. (transitive) To make hysterical.

Forms of hystericize

third-person singular presenthystericizes
present participlehystericizing
past participlehystericized
pasthystericized

Origin of hystericize

From hysteric + -ize.

Questions about hystericize

What does hystericize mean?
Hystericize means to make hysterical.
What part of speech is hystericize?
Hystericize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hystericize?
The past tense of hystericize is hystericized.

Words near hystericize in the dictionary

  1. hysterical realism
  2. hysterically
  3. hystericalness
  4. hystericization
  5. hystericizations
  6. hystericize
  7. hystericized
  8. hystericizes
  9. hystericizing
  10. hysterick
  11. hysterickal

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