soldierize
soldierize verb: to make into a soldier.
Verb
soldierize (third-person singular simple present soldierizes, present participle soldierizing, simple past and past participle soldierized)
- To make into a soldier.
- Plebes spend their first summer at Cadet Basic Training — Beast Barracks — where they get soldierized.2014, David Lipsky, Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point, page 8
Forms of soldierize
| third-person singular present | soldierizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | soldierizing |
| past participle | soldierized |
| past | soldierized |
Origin of soldierize
From soldier + -ize.
Questions about soldierize
- What does soldierize mean?
- Soldierize means to make into a soldier.
- What part of speech is soldierize?
- Soldierize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of soldierize?
- The past tense of soldierize is soldierized.
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