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recidivize

recidivize verb: synonym of recidivate.

Verb

recidivize (third-person singular simple present recidivizes, present participle recidivizing, simple past and past participle recidivized)

  1. (intransitive) Synonym of recidivate
    • even when properly diagnosed, there is a general tendency to recidivize.2009, Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods, “Fallacies as Cognitive Virtues”, in Games: Unifying Logic, Language, and Philosophy, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 57–98
    • grant clemency to those[…]unlikely to recidivize.2015 July 1, Cal Klyman, “An Appeal to Pardon Billy Budd”, in Questions: Philosophy for Young People, volume 15, →DOI, pages 6–8
    Synonyms:
    recidivate

Synonyms of recidivize

Forms of recidivize

third-person singular presentrecidivizes
present participlerecidivizing
past participlerecidivized
pastrecidivized

Origin of recidivize

From recidive + -ize.

Questions about recidivize

What does recidivize mean?
Recidivize means synonym of recidivate.
What part of speech is recidivize?
Recidivize is a verb.
What is the past tense of recidivize?
The past tense of recidivize is recidivized.

Words near recidivize in the dictionary

  1. recidivisms
  2. recidivist
  3. recidivistic
  4. recidivistically
  5. recidivists
  6. recidivize
  7. recidivized
  8. recidivizes
  9. recidivizing
  10. recidivous
  11. recieve

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