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subalternize

subalternize verb: to make into a subaltern.

Verb

subalternize (third-person singular simple present subalternizes, present participle subalternizing, simple past and past participle subalternized)

  1. (transitive) To make into a subaltern.

Forms of subalternize

third-person singular presentsubalternizes
present participlesubalternizing
past participlesubalternized
pastsubalternized

Origin of subalternize

From subaltern + -ize.

Questions about subalternize

What does subalternize mean?
Subalternize means to make into a subaltern.
What part of speech is subalternize?
Subalternize is a verb.
What is the past tense of subalternize?
The past tense of subalternize is subalternized.

Words near subalternize in the dictionary

  1. subalternism
  2. subalternities
  3. subalternity
  4. subalternization
  5. subalternizations
  6. subalternize
  7. subalternized
  8. subalternizes
  9. subalternizing
  10. subalterns
  11. subalternship

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