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Spartanize

Spartanize verb: to make Spartan; to adapt to the norms or culture of Sparta.

Verb

Spartanize (third-person singular simple present Spartanizes, present participle Spartanizing, simple past and past participle Spartanized)

  1. (transitive) To make Spartan; to adapt to the norms or culture of Sparta.

Forms of Spartanize

third-person singular presentSpartanizes
present participleSpartanizing
past participleSpartanized
pastSpartanized

Origin of Spartanize

From Spartan + -ize.

Questions about Spartanize

What does Spartanize mean?
Spartanize means to make Spartan; to adapt to the norms or culture of Sparta.
What part of speech is Spartanize?
Spartanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Spartanize?
The past tense of Spartanize is Spartanized.

Words near Spartanize in the dictionary

  1. Spartanburg
  2. Spartanburg County
  3. Spartanhood
  4. spartanism
  5. Spartanization
  6. Spartanize
  7. Spartanized
  8. Spartanizes
  9. Spartanizing
  10. Spartanlike
  11. spartanly

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