"gregarize" meaning in English

See gregarize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gregarizes [present, singular, third-person], gregarizing [participle, present], gregarized [participle, past], gregarized [past]
Etymology: From gregarious + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gregarious|ize}} gregarious + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} gregarize (third-person singular simple present gregarizes, present participle gregarizing, simple past and past participle gregarized)
  1. (biology) To make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population. Related terms: aggregation, gregarization

Inflected forms

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