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con·tain·er·ize
(kən-tā′nə-rīz′)v. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling.
2. To adapt (an industry or shipping operation) to the use of such containers.
v.intr.
To convert to the use of containerized cargo.
con·tain′er·i·za′tion (-tā′nər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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containerize
(kənˈteɪnəˌraɪz) orcontainerise
vb (tr)
1. (Commerce) to convey (cargo) in standard-sized containers
2. (Commerce) to adapt (a port or transportation system) to the use of standard-sized containers
conˌtaineriˈzation, conˌtaineriˈsation n
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con•tain•er•ize
(kənˈteɪ nəˌraɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to package by containerization.
2. to ship in containers.
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containerize
Past participle: containerized
Gerund: containerizing
| Imperative |
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| containerize |
| containerize |
| Present |
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| I containerize |
| you containerize |
| he/she/it containerizes |
| we containerize |
| you containerize |
| they containerize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I containerized |
| you containerized |
| he/she/it containerized |
| we containerized |
| you containerized |
| they containerized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am containerizing |
| you are containerizing |
| he/she/it is containerizing |
| we are containerizing |
| you are containerizing |
| they are containerizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have containerized |
| you have containerized |
| he/she/it has containerized |
| we have containerized |
| you have containerized |
| they have containerized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was containerizing |
| you were containerizing |
| he/she/it was containerizing |
| we were containerizing |
| you were containerizing |
| they were containerizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had containerized |
| you had containerized |
| he/she/it had containerized |
| we had containerized |
| you had containerized |
| they had containerized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will containerize |
| you will containerize |
| he/she/it will containerize |
| we will containerize |
| you will containerize |
| they will containerize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have containerized |
| you will have containerized |
| he/she/it will have containerized |
| we will have containerized |
| you will have containerized |
| they will have containerized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be containerizing |
| you will be containerizing |
| he/she/it will be containerizing |
| we will be containerizing |
| you will be containerizing |
| they will be containerizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been containerizing |
| you have been containerizing |
| he/she/it has been containerizing |
| we have been containerizing |
| you have been containerizing |
| they have been containerizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been containerizing |
| you will have been containerizing |
| he/she/it will have been containerizing |
| we will have been containerizing |
| you will have been containerizing |
| they will have been containerizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been containerizing |
| you had been containerizing |
| he/she/it had been containerizing |
| we had been containerizing |
| you had been containerizing |
| they had been containerizing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would containerize |
| you would containerize |
| he/she/it would containerize |
| we would containerize |
| you would containerize |
| they would containerize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have containerized |
| you would have containerized |
| he/she/it would have containerized |
| we would have containerized |
| you would have containerized |
| they would have containerized |
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Verb 1. containerize - package in a container; "The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping"
pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
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containerize
[kənˈteɪnəraɪz] vt → conteneuriser container port n → port m à conteneurscontainer ship n → navire m porte-conteneursCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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