"kindergartenize" meaning in All languages combined

See kindergartenize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: kindergartenizes [present, singular, third-person], kindergartenizing [participle, present], kindergartenized [participle, past], kindergartenized [past]
Etymology: kindergarten + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kindergarten|ize}} kindergarten + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} kindergartenize (third-person singular simple present kindergartenizes, present participle kindergartenizing, simple past and past participle kindergartenized)
  1. (transitive) To simplify (teaching material, etc.) to suit small children. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kindergartenize-en-verb-Gej08s3k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kindergartenize meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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