"bovrilize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bovrilizes [present, singular, third-person], bovrilizing [participle, present], bovrilized [participle, past], bovrilized [past]
Etymology: Bovril + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Bovril|ize}} Bovril + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} bovrilize (third-person singular simple present bovrilizes, present participle bovrilizing, simple past and past participle bovrilized)
  1. (transitive, archaic, humorous) To condense; to reduce to essential details, as when explaining something. Tags: archaic, humorous, transitive Synonyms: bovrilise

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