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paronymizing

paronymizing is the present participle of paronymize.

Meaning of paronymize

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

Questions about paronymizing

What is paronymizing the present participle of?
Paronymizing is the present participle of paronymize.

Words near paronymizing in the dictionary

  1. paronymies
  2. paronymization
  3. paronymize
  4. paronymized
  5. paronymizes
  6. paronymizing
  7. paronymous
  8. paronymously
  9. paronyms
  10. paronymy
  11. Paroo

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