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paronymize

paronymize verb: to convert into a paronym.

Verb

paronymize (third-person singular simple present paronymizes, present participle paronymizing, simple past and past participle paronymized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To convert into a paronym.
  2. (rare, transitive) To adapt a word from a foreign language by rendering it into a native form.
    Synonyms:
    naturalize

Synonyms of paronymize

Forms of paronymize

third-person singular presentparonymizes
present participleparonymizing
past participleparonymized
pastparonymized

Origin of paronymize

From paronym + -ize.

Questions about paronymize

What does paronymize mean?
Paronymize means to convert into a paronym.
What part of speech is paronymize?
Paronymize is a verb.
What is the past tense of paronymize?
The past tense of paronymize is paronymized.

Words near paronymize in the dictionary

  1. paronymes
  2. paronymic
  3. paronymic attraction
  4. paronymies
  5. paronymization
  6. paronymize
  7. paronymized
  8. paronymizes
  9. paronymizing
  10. paronymous
  11. paronymously

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