"hooliganize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hooliganizes [present, singular, third-person], hooliganizing [participle, present], hooliganized [participle, past], hooliganized [past]
Etymology: From hooligan + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hooligan|ize}} hooligan + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} hooliganize (third-person singular simple present hooliganizes, present participle hooliganizing, simple past and past participle hooliganized)
  1. (intransitive) To behave like a hooligan. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hooliganize-en-verb-jaeJHSsL
  2. (transitive) To make (a person) into a hooligan. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hooliganize-en-verb-jLbuHdrb
  3. (transitive) To attack (a place) with hooligan behaviour. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hooliganize-en-verb-KwRlPIka 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: 10 17 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 12 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 81

Inflected forms

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        "To behave like a hooligan."
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        "To behave like a hooligan."
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