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kindergartenize

kindergartenize verb: to simplify (teaching material, etc.) to suit small children.

Verb

kindergartenize (third-person singular simple present kindergartenizes, present participle kindergartenizing, simple past and past participle kindergartenized)

  1. (transitive) To simplify (teaching material, etc.) to suit small children.

Forms of kindergartenize

third-person singular presentkindergartenizes
present participlekindergartenizing
past participlekindergartenized
pastkindergartenized

Origin of kindergartenize

From kindergarten + -ize.

Questions about kindergartenize

What does kindergartenize mean?
Kindergartenize means to simplify (teaching material, etc.) to suit small children.
What part of speech is kindergartenize?
Kindergartenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of kindergartenize?
The past tense of kindergartenize is kindergartenized.

Words near kindergartenize in the dictionary

  1. kindergarten
  2. kindergartener
  3. kindergarteners
  4. kindergartening
  5. kindergartenish
  6. kindergartenize
  7. kindergartenized
  8. kindergartenizes
  9. kindergartenizing
  10. kindergartens
  11. kindergartner

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