† barrenizev.
Obsolete.
To make barren or sterile; = barren v.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > make wild or uncultivated [verb (transitive)] > make barren or desert
barren1581
embarren1628
barrenize1652
sterilize1695
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [verb (transitive)] > render infertile
barren1581
pill1594
disfertile1606
peel1610
embarren1628
unfructify1628
barrenize1652
mine1937
1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxvii. 186 Not to barrennize Land, but to better or fatten it.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Sainfoin..does considerably meliorate and not barrenize the land on which it grows.
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