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nomadize

nomadize verb: to lead a nomadic life; to wander or roam without a fixed abode (often with domesticated animals.

Verb

nomadize (third-person singular simple present nomadizes, present participle nomadizing, simple past and past participle nomadized)

  1. (intransitive) To lead a nomadic life; to wander or roam without a fixed abode (often with domesticated animals.
    • The Vogules nomadising in the circle of Tscherdyn1799, William Tooke, A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II and to the close of the present Century
    • The powerful tribe of Issasi, which nomadises within the limits of the Harrar principality, passes once a year across the river Havash, and so enters within the limits of the Danakili plain1897, W. E. Gowan (translating V. Fedoroff), “Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies”, in Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume 41, Obok and the Country Bordering on...

Forms of nomadize

third-person singular presentnomadizes
present participlenomadizing
past participlenomadized
pastnomadized
alternative formnomadise

Origin of nomadize

From nomad + -ize.

Questions about nomadize

What does nomadize mean?
Nomadize means to lead a nomadic life; to wander or roam without a fixed abode (often with domesticated animals.
What part of speech is nomadize?
Nomadize is a verb.
What is the past tense of nomadize?
The past tense of nomadize is nomadized.

Words near nomadize in the dictionary

  1. nomadisms
  2. nomadistic
  3. nomadity
  4. nomadization
  5. nomadizations
  6. nomadize
  7. nomadized
  8. nomadizes
  9. nomadizing
  10. nomadness
  11. nomadological

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