"winterize" meaning in English

See winterize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: winterizes [present, singular, third-person], winterizing [participle, present], winterized [participle, past], winterized [past]
Etymology: winter + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|winter|ize}} winter + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} winterize (third-person singular simple present winterizes, present participle winterizing, simple past and past participle winterized)
  1. (transitive) To prepare (something) for winter weather. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-winterize-en-verb-ZicqsDAi
  2. (transitive) To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not go cloudy in the winter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-winterize-en-verb-ofMEthcL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: winterise (english: non-Oxford British spelling) Derived forms: winterisation, winterization, winterised, winterized, winterising, winterizing, winteriser, winterizer

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