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provisionalize

provisionalize verb: to provide with a provisional.

Verb

provisionalize (third-person singular simple present provisionalizes, present participle provisionalizing, simple past and past participle provisionalized)

  1. To provide with a provisional.
    • If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications, page 518
    • Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103

Forms of provisionalize

third-person singular presentprovisionalizes
present participleprovisionalizing
past participleprovisionalized
pastprovisionalized

Origin of provisionalize

From provisional + -ize.

Questions about provisionalize

What does provisionalize mean?
Provisionalize means to provide with a provisional.
What part of speech is provisionalize?
Provisionalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of provisionalize?
The past tense of provisionalize is provisionalized.

Words near provisionalize in the dictionary

  1. provisional jobs
  2. provisional license
  3. provisional licenses
  4. provisionality
  5. provisionalization
  6. provisionalize
  7. provisionalized
  8. provisionalizes
  9. provisionalizing
  10. provisionally
  11. provisionalness

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