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respectablize

respectablize verb: to make respectable.

Verb

respectablize (third-person singular simple present respectablizes, present participle respectablizing, simple past and past participle respectablized)

  1. (transitive) To make respectable.

Forms of respectablize

third-person singular presentrespectablizes
present participlerespectablizing
past participlerespectablized
pastrespectablized

Origin of respectablize

From respectable + -ize.

Questions about respectablize

What does respectablize mean?
Respectablize means to make respectable.
What part of speech is respectablize?
Respectablize is a verb.
What is the past tense of respectablize?
The past tense of respectablize is respectablized.

Words near respectablize in the dictionary

  1. respectabilizes
  2. respectabilizing
  3. respectable
  4. respectableness
  5. respectables
  6. respectablize
  7. respectablized
  8. respectablizes
  9. respectablizing
  10. respectably
  11. respectant

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