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viralize

viralize verb: to make viral.

Verb

viralize (third-person singular simple present viralizes, present participle viralizing, simple past and past participle viralized)

  1. (transitive) To make viral
    • Specific news, such as the death of a celebrity, an important sports event, something related to public figures or even a TV show can be suitable for creating a hashtag easy to viralize.2015, Suzanne Borg, Become Your Own Community Manager and Succeed on the Web
    • How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal?2012, Mung Chiang, Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers, page 129

Forms of viralize

third-person singular presentviralizes
present participleviralizing
past participleviralized
pastviralized

Origin of viralize

From viral + -ize.

Questions about viralize

What does viralize mean?
Viralize means to make viral.
What part of speech is viralize?
Viralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of viralize?
The past tense of viralize is viralized.

Words near viralize in the dictionary

  1. viral vectors
  2. viralities
  3. virality
  4. viralization
  5. viralizations
  6. viralize
  7. viralized
  8. viralizes
  9. viralizing
  10. virally
  11. viralness

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