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responsibilize

UK/ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bɪ.lʌɪz/US/ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bɪ.lʌɪz/

responsibilize verb: to make responsible; to imbue with a sense of responsibility.

Verb

responsibilize (third-person singular simple present responsibilizes, present participle responsibilizing, simple past and past participle responsibilized)

  1. (transitive) To make responsible; to imbue with a sense of responsibility.

Forms of responsibilize

third-person singular presentresponsibilizes
present participleresponsibilizing
past participleresponsibilized
pastresponsibilized

Origin of responsibilize

From responsible + -ize.

Words formed from responsibilize

Questions about responsibilize

What does responsibilize mean?
Responsibilize means to make responsible; to imbue with a sense of responsibility.
What part of speech is responsibilize?
Responsibilize is a verb.
How do you pronounce responsibilize?
Responsibilize is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bɪ.lʌɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of responsibilize?
The past tense of responsibilize is responsibilized.

Words near responsibilize in the dictionary

  1. responsibilisations
  2. responsibilities
  3. responsibility
  4. responsibilization
  5. responsibilizations
  6. responsibilize
  7. responsibilized
  8. responsibilizes
  9. responsibilizing
  10. responsible
  11. responsible trading

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