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patriarchize

patriarchize verb: to turn into a patriarchy.

Verb

patriarchize (third-person singular simple present patriarchizes, present participle patriarchizing, simple past and past participle patriarchized)

  1. To turn into a patriarchy.

Forms of patriarchize

third-person singular presentpatriarchizes
present participlepatriarchizing
past participlepatriarchized
pastpatriarchized

Origin of patriarchize

From patriarch + -ize.

Questions about patriarchize

What does patriarchize mean?
Patriarchize means to turn into a patriarchy.
What part of speech is patriarchize?
Patriarchize is a verb.
What is the past tense of patriarchize?
The past tense of patriarchize is patriarchized.

Words near patriarchize in the dictionary

  1. patriarchism
  2. patriarchisms
  3. patriarchist
  4. patriarchists
  5. patriarchization
  6. patriarchize
  7. patriarchs
  8. patriarchship
  9. patriarchships
  10. patriarchy
  11. patriate

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