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otherize

otherize verb: to make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.

Verb

otherize (third-person singular simple present otherizes, present participle otherizing, simple past and past participle otherized)

  1. (transitive) To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.

Forms of otherize

third-person singular presentotherizes
present participleotherizing
past participleotherized
pastotherized
alternative formotherise

Origin of otherize

From other + -ize.

Questions about otherize

What does otherize mean?
Otherize means to make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.
What part of speech is otherize?
Otherize is a verb.
What is the past tense of otherize?
The past tense of otherize is otherized.

Words near otherize in the dictionary

  1. otherises
  2. otherish
  3. otherising
  4. otherization
  5. otherizations
  6. otherize
  7. otherized
  8. otherizes
  9. otherizing
  10. otherkin
  11. otherkinity

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