"manualize" meaning in English

See manualize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmæn.j(u)əlaɪz/ Forms: manualizes [present, singular, third-person], manualizing [participle, present], manualized [participle, past], manualized [past]
Rhymes: -ænjuəlaɪz, -ænjəlaɪz Etymology: Etymology tree English manual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English manualize From manual + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|manual|-ize|tree=1}} Etymology tree English manual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English manualize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "manualize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="manualize">, {{af|en|manual|-ize}} manual + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} manualize (third-person singular simple present manualizes, present participle manualizing, simple past and past participle manualized)
  1. (transitive) To make manual Tags: transitive Translations (to make manual): manualiser (French)
    Sense id: en-manualize-en-verb-D6Qj3Gef Disambiguation of 'to make manual': 96 4 0
  2. (transitive) To turn a process, method, or body of knowledge into a manual Tags: transitive Translations (to turn a process, method, or body of knowledge into a manual): manualiser (French)
    Sense id: en-manualize-en-verb-mGY-xZq6 Disambiguation of 'to turn a process, method, or body of knowledge into a manual': 3 97 0
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To use the hands Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-manualize-en-verb-WSj5m7Yz Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 16 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 15 71 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 19 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manualization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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