"babelize" meaning in All languages combined

See babelize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: babelizes [present, singular, third-person], babelizing [participle, present], babelized [participle, past], babelized [past], Babelize [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim)der. Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel)der. Latin Babelder. English Babel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English babelize From Babel + -ize. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|Babel|-ize|tree=1}} Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim)der. Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel)der. Latin Babelder. English Babel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English babelize, {{suffix|en|Babel|ize}} Babel + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} babelize (third-person singular simple present babelizes, present participle babelizing, simple past and past participle babelized)
  1. To confuse by mixing or mingling divergent or distinct languages or cultures.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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