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procrusteanize

procrusteanize verb: to standardize without regard for individual differences.

Verb

procrusteanize (third-person singular simple present procrusteanizes, present participle procrusteanizing, simple past and past participle procrusteanized)

  1. (transitive) To standardize without regard for individual differences.

Forms of procrusteanize

third-person singular presentprocrusteanizes
present participleprocrusteanizing
past participleprocrusteanized
pastprocrusteanized

Origin of procrusteanize

From procrustean + -ize.

Questions about procrusteanize

What does procrusteanize mean?
Procrusteanize means to standardize without regard for individual differences.
What part of speech is procrusteanize?
Procrusteanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of procrusteanize?
The past tense of procrusteanize is procrusteanized.

Words near procrusteanize in the dictionary

  1. procrustean
  2. Procrustean assignment
  3. procrustean bed
  4. procrustean beds
  5. procrusteanism
  6. procrusteanize
  7. procrusteanized
  8. procrusteanizes
  9. procrusteanizing
  10. procrusteanly
  11. Procrustes

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