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junglized

junglized is the simple past and past participle of junglize.

Meaning of junglize

Verb

junglize (third-person singular simple present junglizes, present participle junglizing, simple past and past participle junglized)

  1. To make jungle-like.
    • It began to junglize planets as a matter of course because primeval worlds provided the most life force.1952, Alfred Elton Van Vogt, Mission: Interplanetary, page 173
  2. To incorporate elements of jungle (precursor of drum and bass), such as rhythmic complexity, energetic beats, and heavy basslines.
    • He had a remarkably wild band, really Ellington-oriented but more junglized. "1998, The Music of Billy May: A Discography, page 4
  3. (offensive) To incorporate elements of African-American culture.
    • Every sensible adult has observed the attempts being made to junglize our American youngsters .1957, “Junglizing Our Youth”, in The Cross and the Flag, volume 15, page 8

Questions about junglized

What is junglized the simple past and past participle of?
Junglized is the simple past and past participle of junglize.

Words near junglized in the dictionary

  1. junglism
  2. junglist
  3. junglists
  4. junglization
  5. junglize
  6. junglized
  7. junglizes
  8. junglizing
  9. jungly
  10. jungs
  11. jungseong

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