"tropicalize" meaning in All languages combined

See tropicalize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɑpɪkəlaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈtɹɒpɪkəlaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: tropicalizes [present, singular, third-person], tropicalizing [participle, present], tropicalized [participle, past], tropicalized [past]
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  1. To modify something (such as electronic equipment) for use in the tropics, especially by making it resistant to heat and humidity Translations (modify something for use in the tropics): tropicaliser (French), tropenfest machen (German), tropicalizzare (Italian), tropicalizar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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