"terminize" meaning in English

See terminize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: terminizes [present, singular, third-person], terminizing [participle, present], terminized [participle, past], terminized [past]
Etymology: term + -n- + -ize Etymology templates: {{affix|en|term|-n-|-ize}} term + -n- + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} terminize (third-person singular simple present terminizes, present participle terminizing, simple past and past participle terminized)
  1. (linguistics) To make a term for. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-terminize-en-verb-CK0ZHq8J Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -n- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: terminizes [present, singular, third-person], terminizing [participle, present], terminized [participle, past], terminized [past]
Etymology: terminal + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|terminal|ize}} terminal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} terminize (third-person singular simple present terminizes, present participle terminizing, simple past and past participle terminized)
  1. (rare) To make terminal; to end or terminate. Tags: rare Synonyms: terminise
    Sense id: en-terminize-en-verb-Pyxytbrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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