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thermophilize

thermophilize verb: to adapt to a warmer climate.

Verb

thermophilize (third-person singular simple present thermophilizes, present participle thermophilizing, simple past and past participle thermophilized)

  1. To adapt to a warmer climate

Forms of thermophilize

third-person singular presentthermophilizes
present participlethermophilizing
past participlethermophilized
pastthermophilized

Origin of thermophilize

From thermophile + -ize.

Questions about thermophilize

What does thermophilize mean?
Thermophilize means to adapt to a warmer climate.
What part of speech is thermophilize?
Thermophilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of thermophilize?
The past tense of thermophilize is thermophilized.

Words near thermophilize in the dictionary

  1. thermophilically
  2. thermophilicity
  3. thermophilin
  4. thermophilins
  5. thermophilization
  6. thermophilize
  7. thermophillic
  8. thermophilous
  9. thermophily
  10. thermophobe
  11. thermophobes

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