"vegetalize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: vegetalizes [present, singular, third-person], vegetalizing [participle, present], vegetalized [participle, past], vegetalized [past]
Etymology: vegetal + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vegetal|ize}} vegetal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} vegetalize (third-person singular simple present vegetalizes, present participle vegetalizing, simple past and past participle vegetalized)
  1. To make more vegetal; to make or treat as more like a plant. Synonyms: vegetalise
    Sense id: en-vegetalize-en-verb-YyPsXINS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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