"greenize" meaning in English

See greenize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: greenizes [present, singular, third-person], greenizing [participle, present], greenized [participle, past], greenized [past]
Etymology: green + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|green|ize}} green + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} greenize (third-person singular simple present greenizes, present participle greenizing, simple past and past participle greenized)
  1. (transitive) To convert (a process, etc.) into a more environmentally friendly form. Tags: transitive Related terms: greenization
    Sense id: en-greenize-en-verb-~04XqbsG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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