| 单词 | serpentinize |
| 释义 | serpentinize in British English or serpentinise (ˈsɜːpəntɪˌnaɪz) verb 1. (intransitive) literary to wind or twist in a serpentine way 2. (transitive) mineralogy to convert into the mineral serpentine serpentinize in American English (ˌsɜːrpənˈtinaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing Mineralogy to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine Also esp Brit serpentinise Derived forms serpentinization noun Word origin [1785–95; serpentine2 + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: commando, depot, fossilize, initiative, nitrogen-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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