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practicalize

/ˈpɹæktɪkəlaɪz/

practicalize verb: to render practical; to put into practice.

Verb

practicalize (third-person singular simple present practicalizes, present participle practicalizing, simple past and past participle practicalized)

  1. To render practical; to put into practice.
    • practicalizing influences1873, John Stuart Mill, Autobiography

Forms of practicalize

third-person singular presentpracticalizes
present participlepracticalizing
past participlepracticalized
pastpracticalized

Origin of practicalize

From practical + -ize.

Words formed from practicalize

Questions about practicalize

What does practicalize mean?
Practicalize means to render practical; to put into practice.
What part of speech is practicalize?
Practicalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce practicalize?
Practicalize is pronounced /ˈpɹæktɪkəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of practicalize?
The past tense of practicalize is practicalized.

Words near practicalize in the dictionary

  1. practicalists
  2. practicalities
  3. practicality
  4. practicalization
  5. practicalizations
  6. practicalize
  7. practicalized
  8. practicalizer
  9. practicalizers
  10. practicalizes
  11. practicalizing

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