"fragilize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: fragilizes [present, singular, third-person], fragilizing [participle, present], fragilized [participle, past], fragilized [past]
Etymology: From fragile + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fragile|ize}} fragile + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} fragilize (third-person singular simple present fragilizes, present participle fragilizing, simple past and past participle fragilized)
  1. (transitive) To make fragile. Tags: transitive Synonyms: fragilise Related terms: fragilization

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Alternative forms

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