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taxonomize

taxonomize verb: to assign a taxonomic classification to a particular species.

Verb

taxonomize (third-person singular simple present taxonomizes, present participle taxonomizing, simple past and past participle taxonomized)

  1. To assign a taxonomic classification to a particular species.

Forms of taxonomize

third-person singular presenttaxonomizes
present participletaxonomizing
past participletaxonomized
pasttaxonomized
alternative formtaxonomise

Origin of taxonomize

From taxonomy + -ize.

Words formed from taxonomize

Questions about taxonomize

What does taxonomize mean?
Taxonomize means to assign a taxonomic classification to a particular species.
What part of speech is taxonomize?
Taxonomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of taxonomize?
The past tense of taxonomize is taxonomized.

Words near taxonomize in the dictionary

  1. taxonomics
  2. taxonomies
  3. taxonomise
  4. taxonomist
  5. taxonomists
  6. taxonomize
  7. taxonomized
  8. taxonomizer
  9. taxonomizers
  10. taxonomizes
  11. taxonomizing

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