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bar·ba·rize
(bär′bə-rīz′)tr. & intr.v. bar·ba·rized, bar·ba·riz·ing, bar·ba·riz·es
To make or become crude, savage, or barbarous.
bar′ba·ri·za′tion (-rĭ-zā′shən) n.
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barbarize
(ˈbɑːbəˌraɪz) orbarbarise
vb
1. to make or become barbarous
2. (Linguistics) to use barbarisms in (language)
ˌbarbariˈzation, ˌbarbariˈsation n
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bar•ba•rize
(ˈbɑr bəˌraɪz)v. -rized, -riz•ing. v.t.
1. to make barbarous.
v.i. 2. to become barbarous.
[1635–45]
bar`ba•ri•za′-newlij;tion, n.
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barbarize
Past participle: barbarized
Gerund: barbarizing
| Imperative |
|---|
| barbarize |
| barbarize |
| Present |
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| I barbarize |
| you barbarize |
| he/she/it barbarizes |
| we barbarize |
| you barbarize |
| they barbarize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I barbarized |
| you barbarized |
| he/she/it barbarized |
| we barbarized |
| you barbarized |
| they barbarized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am barbarizing |
| you are barbarizing |
| he/she/it is barbarizing |
| we are barbarizing |
| you are barbarizing |
| they are barbarizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have barbarized |
| you have barbarized |
| he/she/it has barbarized |
| we have barbarized |
| you have barbarized |
| they have barbarized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was barbarizing |
| you were barbarizing |
| he/she/it was barbarizing |
| we were barbarizing |
| you were barbarizing |
| they were barbarizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had barbarized |
| you had barbarized |
| he/she/it had barbarized |
| we had barbarized |
| you had barbarized |
| they had barbarized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will barbarize |
| you will barbarize |
| he/she/it will barbarize |
| we will barbarize |
| you will barbarize |
| they will barbarize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have barbarized |
| you will have barbarized |
| he/she/it will have barbarized |
| we will have barbarized |
| you will have barbarized |
| they will have barbarized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be barbarizing |
| you will be barbarizing |
| he/she/it will be barbarizing |
| we will be barbarizing |
| you will be barbarizing |
| they will be barbarizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been barbarizing |
| you have been barbarizing |
| he/she/it has been barbarizing |
| we have been barbarizing |
| you have been barbarizing |
| they have been barbarizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been barbarizing |
| you will have been barbarizing |
| he/she/it will have been barbarizing |
| we will have been barbarizing |
| you will have been barbarizing |
| they will have been barbarizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been barbarizing |
| you had been barbarizing |
| he/she/it had been barbarizing |
| we had been barbarizing |
| you had been barbarizing |
| they had been barbarizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would barbarize |
| you would barbarize |
| he/she/it would barbarize |
| we would barbarize |
| you would barbarize |
| they would barbarize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have barbarized |
| you would have barbarized |
| he/she/it would have barbarized |
| we would have barbarized |
| you would have barbarized |
| they would have barbarized |
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Verb 1. barbarize - become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2. barbarize - make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
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