"commonize" meaning in English

See commonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: commonizes [present, singular, third-person], commonizing [participle, present], commonized [participle, past], commonized [past], commonise [alternative]
Etymology: From common + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|common|ize}} common + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} commonize (third-person singular simple present commonizes, present participle commonizing, simple past and past participle commonized)
  1. To make similar or common. Translations (to make similar or common): yaygınlaştırmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-commonize-en-verb-ynYnceMH Disambiguation of 'to make similar or common': 98 2
  2. To deprecate the importance of, or make ordinary. Translations (to make ordinary): sıradanlaştırmak (Turkish), bayağılaştırmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-commonize-en-verb-~I76QTY6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'to make ordinary': 27 73

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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