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idiotize

idiotize verb: to make, become, or deem idiotic or stupid.

Verb

idiotize (third-person singular simple present idiotizes, present participle idiotizing, simple past and past participle idiotized)

  1. To make, become, or deem idiotic or stupid.
    • She was idiotized by hunger.
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Forms of idiotize

third-person singular presentidiotizes
present participleidiotizing
past participleidiotized
pastidiotized

Origin of idiotize

From idiot + -ize.

Questions about idiotize

What does idiotize mean?
Idiotize means to make, become, or deem idiotic or stupid.
What part of speech is idiotize?
Idiotize is a verb.
What is the past tense of idiotize?
The past tense of idiotize is idiotized.

Words near idiotize in the dictionary

  1. idiotism
  2. idiotisms
  3. idiotist
  4. idiotistic
  5. idiotists
  6. idiotize
  7. idiotized
  8. idiotizes
  9. idiotizing
  10. idiotlike
  11. idiotly

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