"procrusteanize" meaning in English

See procrusteanize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: procrusteanizes [present, singular, third-person], procrusteanizing [participle, present], procrusteanized [participle, past], procrusteanized [past]
Etymology: From procrustean + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procrustean|ize}} procrustean + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} procrusteanize (third-person singular simple present procrusteanizes, present participle procrusteanizing, simple past and past participle procrusteanized)
  1. (transitive) To standardize without regard for individual differences. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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