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perfectionizing

perfectionizing is the present participle and gerund of perfectionize.

Meaning of perfectionize

Verb

perfectionize (third-person singular simple present perfectionizes, present participle perfectionizing, simple past and past participle perfectionized)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
    • A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue.1854, Harriet Parr, Maude Talbot, by Holme Lee, volume 2, page 106
  2. (intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
    • Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started.2011, Arizona Center for Innovation, The Incubation Workbook, page 102

Questions about perfectionizing

What is perfectionizing the present participle and gerund of?
Perfectionizing is the present participle and gerund of perfectionize.

Words near perfectionizing in the dictionary

  1. perfectionists
  2. perfectionitis
  3. perfectionize
  4. perfectionized
  5. perfectionizes
  6. perfectionizing
  7. perfectionless
  8. perfectionment
  9. perfectionments
  10. perfections
  11. perfectissimate

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