"flexibilize" meaning in English

See flexibilize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: flexibilizes [present, singular, third-person], flexibilizing [participle, present], flexibilized [participle, past], flexibilized [past], flexibilise [alternative]
Etymology: From flexible + -ize, possibly a back-formation from flexibilization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flexible|ize}} flexible + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} flexibilize (third-person singular simple present flexibilizes, present participle flexibilizing, simple past and past participle flexibilized)
  1. (transitive) To make flexible/more flexible. Tags: transitive Related terms: flexibilization Translations (to make flexible): flexibiliser (French), flexibilisieren (German)
    Sense id: en-flexibilize-en-verb-n~7KjQYU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 29 5 29 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 34 4 34 4

Inflected forms

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        "To make flexible/more flexible."
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        "(transitive) To make flexible/more flexible."
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          "sense": "to make flexible",
          "word": "flexibiliser"
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