"Pullmanize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: Pullmanizes [present, singular, third-person], Pullmanizing [participle, present], Pullmanized [participle, past], Pullmanized [past]
Etymology: From Pullman + -ize, in reference to the luxurious rail carriages whose seats could be converted into beds. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Pullman|ize}} Pullman + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Pullmanize (third-person singular simple present Pullmanizes, present participle Pullmanizing, simple past and past participle Pullmanized)
  1. (transitive, dated) To adapt (a vehicle or a place) to allow for sleeping. Tags: dated, transitive

Inflected forms

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