"indefinitize" meaning in English

See indefinitize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: indefinitizes [present, singular, third-person], indefinitizing [participle, present], indefinitized [participle, past], indefinitized [past]
Etymology: From indefinite + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|indefinite|ize}} indefinite + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} indefinitize (third-person singular simple present indefinitizes, present participle indefinitizing, simple past and past participle indefinitized)
  1. (transitive, grammar) To make indefinite. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Grammar

Inflected forms

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      "form": "indefinitized",
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        "(transitive, grammar) To make indefinite."
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    },
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