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periodize

/ˈpɪəɹɪəˌdaɪz/

periodize verb: to divide (history) into periods.

Verb

periodize (third-person singular simple present periodizes, present participle periodizing, simple past and past participle periodized)

  1. (transitive) To divide (history) into periods.
  2. To split (a training program) into segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity.
  3. To form a periodic function from (a non-periodic function).

Forms of periodize

third-person singular presentperiodizes
present participleperiodizing
past participleperiodized
pastperiodized

Origin of periodize

From period + -ize.

Words formed from periodize

Questions about periodize

What does periodize mean?
Periodize means to divide (history) into periods.
What part of speech is periodize?
Periodize is a verb.
How do you pronounce periodize?
Periodize is pronounced /ˈpɪəɹɪəˌdaɪz/.
What is the past tense of periodize?
The past tense of periodize is periodized.

Words near periodize in the dictionary

  1. periodised
  2. periodises
  3. periodising
  4. periodization
  5. periodizations
  6. periodize
  7. periodized
  8. periodizes
  9. periodizing
  10. periodlike
  11. periodo

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