"commonize" meaning in English

See commonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒ.mə.naɪz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commonize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: commonizes [present, singular, third-person], commonizing [participle, present], commonized [participle, past], commonized [past], commonise [alternative]
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  1. To make similar or common. Translations (to make similar or common): yaygınlaştırmak (Turkish)
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  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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'to make ordinary': 27 73

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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