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sedentarize

sedentarize verb: to settle a nomadic population through sedentism.

Verb

sedentarize (third-person singular simple present sedentarizes, present participle sedentarizing, simple past and past participle sedentarized)

  1. (US) to settle a nomadic population through sedentism

Forms of sedentarize

third-person singular presentsedentarizes
present participlesedentarizing
past participlesedentarized
pastsedentarized
alternative formsedentarise

Origin of sedentarize

Back-formation from sedentarization.

Questions about sedentarize

What does sedentarize mean?
Sedentarize means to settle a nomadic population through sedentism.
What part of speech is sedentarize?
Sedentarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of sedentarize?
The past tense of sedentarize is sedentarized.

Words near sedentarize in the dictionary

  1. sedentarised
  2. sedentarises
  3. sedentarising
  4. sedentarism
  5. sedentarization
  6. sedentarize
  7. sedentarized
  8. sedentarizes
  9. sedentarizing
  10. sedentary
  11. sedentism

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