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propolize

propolize verb: of honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).

Verb

propolize (third-person singular simple present propolizes, present participle propolizing, simple past and past participle propolized)

  1. (transitive) Of honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).
  2. (intransitive) To produce or use propolis.

Forms of propolize

third-person singular presentpropolizes
present participlepropolizing
past participlepropolized
pastpropolized

Origin of propolize

From propol(is) + -ize.

Words formed from propolize

Questions about propolize

What does propolize mean?
Propolize means of honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).
What part of speech is propolize?
Propolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of propolize?
The past tense of propolize is propolized.

Words near propolize in the dictionary

  1. propogate
  2. propogation
  3. propolis
  4. propolisation
  5. propolization
  6. propolize
  7. propolized
  8. propolizes
  9. propolizing
  10. propolypeptide
  11. propolypeptides

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