"gracilize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gracilizes [present, singular, third-person], gracilizing [participle, present], gracilized [participle, past], gracilized [past]
Etymology: gracile + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gracile|-ize}} gracile + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} gracilize (third-person singular simple present gracilizes, present participle gracilizing, simple past and past participle gracilized)
  1. (anthropology) To exhibit a reduction in bone mass due to the process of evolution. Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-gracilize-en-verb-i273wk4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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