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sporterize

sporterize verb: to modify (a firearm) so that it is suitable for sporting use.

Verb

sporterize (third-person singular simple present sporterizes, present participle sporterizing, simple past and past participle sporterized)

  1. (transitive) To modify (a firearm) so that it is suitable for sporting use.

Forms of sporterize

third-person singular presentsporterizes
present participlesporterizing
past participlesporterized
pastsporterized
alternative formsporterise

Origin of sporterize

From sporter + -ize.

Words formed from sporterize

Questions about sporterize

What does sporterize mean?
Sporterize means to modify (a firearm) so that it is suitable for sporting use.
What part of speech is sporterize?
Sporterize is a verb.
What is the past tense of sporterize?
The past tense of sporterize is sporterized.

Words near sporterize in the dictionary

  1. sporterise
  2. sporterised
  3. sporterises
  4. sporterising
  5. sporterization
  6. sporterize
  7. sporterized
  8. sporterizes
  9. sporterizing
  10. sporters
  11. sportest

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