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ruggedize

ruggedize verb: to produce a more rugged version of something, so that it will withstand rough treatment.

Verb

ruggedize (third-person singular simple present ruggedizes, present participle ruggedizing, simple past and past participle ruggedized)

  1. To produce a more rugged version of something, so that it will withstand rough treatment.

Forms of ruggedize

third-person singular presentruggedizes
present participleruggedizing
past participleruggedized
pastruggedized
alternative formruggedise

Origin of ruggedize

From rugged + -ize.

Questions about ruggedize

What does ruggedize mean?
Ruggedize means to produce a more rugged version of something, so that it will withstand rough treatment.
What part of speech is ruggedize?
Ruggedize is a verb.
What is the past tense of ruggedize?
The past tense of ruggedize is ruggedized.

Words near ruggedize in the dictionary

  1. ruggedised
  2. ruggedises
  3. ruggedish
  4. ruggedising
  5. ruggedization
  6. ruggedize
  7. ruggedized
  8. ruggedizes
  9. ruggedizing
  10. ruggedly
  11. ruggedness

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