"eclecticize" meaning in English

See eclecticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: eclecticizes [present, singular, third-person], eclecticizing [participle, present], eclecticized [participle, past], eclecticized [past]
Etymology: From eclectic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eclectic|ize}} eclectic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} eclecticize (third-person singular simple present eclecticizes, present participle eclecticizing, simple past and past participle eclecticized)
  1. (transitive) To make eclectic or varied. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-eclecticize-en-verb-8pvwgj-2
  2. (intransitive) To produce eclectic or varied works. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-eclecticize-en-verb-UiantF7r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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