"biologize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: biologizes [present, singular, third-person], biologizing [participle, present], biologized [participle, past], biologized [past]
Etymology: From biology + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|biology|ize}} biology + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} biologize (third-person singular simple present biologizes, present participle biologizing, simple past and past participle biologized)
  1. (transitive) To make biological; to assimilate into a biological framework or context. Tags: transitive Related terms: biologization, rebiologize, rebiologization Translations (Translations): biologizować [imperfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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