"Tupperize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: Tupperizes [present, singular, third-person], Tupperizing [participle, present], Tupperized [participle, past], Tupperized [past]
Etymology: Tupper + -ize Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Tupper|ize}} Tupper + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Tupperize (third-person singular simple present Tupperizes, present participle Tupperizing, simple past and past participle Tupperized)
  1. (transitive) To adapt or convert to the use of Tupperware. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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