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saffronize

saffronize verb: to subject to saffronization.

Verb

saffronize (third-person singular simple present saffronizes, present participle saffronizing, simple past and past participle saffronized)

  1. (India, derogatory) To subject to saffronization.

Forms of saffronize

third-person singular presentsaffronizes
present participlesaffronizing
past participlesaffronized
pastsaffronized

Origin of saffronize

From saffron + -ize.

Questions about saffronize

What does saffronize mean?
Saffronize means to subject to saffronization.
What part of speech is saffronize?
Saffronize is a verb.
What is the past tense of saffronize?
The past tense of saffronize is saffronized.

Words near saffronize in the dictionary

  1. saffron yellow
  2. saffroned
  3. saffroning
  4. saffronisation
  5. saffronization
  6. saffronize
  7. saffronized
  8. saffronizes
  9. saffronizing
  10. saffronlike
  11. saffrons

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