A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.
baptizers
baptizers
noun
plural of baptizer
baptizing
baptizing
noun
baptism
verb
present participle of baptize
caprizant
caprizant
adj
(pathology, of a pulse, obsolete, rare) Having irregular, leaping beats.
cyptozoic
depoetize
depoetize
verb
To remove the poetic character from
deputized
deputized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputize
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
despotize
despotize
verb
To behave like a despot.
diazotype
empathize
empathize
verb
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
epitomize
epitomize
verb
To be an epitome of.
To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
epizoites
epizoites
noun
plural of epizoite
epizootic
epizootic
adj
(epidemiology) Like or having to do with an epizootic: epidemic among animals.
(geology, rare) Containing fossils.
Relating to epizoa; epizoic.
noun
(dialectal, humorous, often in the plural) A disease or ailment (of humans).
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic.
A particular epizootic disease.
expertize
expertize
verb
(intransitive) To act as an expert.
(transitive) To give an expert opinion on; to assess.
gaziantep
gaziantep
Proper noun
A city in Turkey
hepatized
hepatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hepatize
hepatizes
hepatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hepatize
hospitize
hospitize
verb
(transitive, dated) To show hospitality towards.
hypnotize
hypnotize
Verb
To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis.
lipschitz
lipschitz
Adjective
(Of a real-valued real function <math>f</math>) Such that there exists a constant <math>K</math> such that whenever <math>x_1</math> and <math>x_2</math> are in the domain of <math>f</math>, <math>|f(x_1)-f(x_2)|\leq K|x_1-x_2|</math>.
mizzentop
mizzentop
noun
A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship
operatize
operatize
verb
(transitive) To convert into operatic form.
optimized
optimized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of optimize
optimizer
optimizer
noun
(computing) A compiler or assembler that produces optimized code.
(computing) A program that uses linear programming to optimize a process.
A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient.
optimizes
optimizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of optimize
palitzsch
palletize
palletize
verb
(transitive) To place on a pallet or pallets.
panzootia
panzootic
panzootic
adj
(pathology, of a disease) affecting animals of many species
parrotize
parrotize
verb
(transitive) To cause to behave like a parrot.
To parrot; to repeat what one has been told.
partizans
partizans
noun
plural of partizan
pastorize
pastorize
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To perform the religious duties of a pastor.
pathetize
pathetize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To hypnotize.
patinized
patinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patinize
patrizate
patrizius
patronize
patronize
verb
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
(transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.
pectizing
pectizing
verb
present participle of pectize
pedantize
pedantize
verb
(intransitive) To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions.
pegmatize
pegmatize
verb
(transitive) To convert into pegmatite.
pelletize
pelletize
verb
(transitive) To form into pellets.
peptizers
peptizers
noun
plural of peptizer
peptizing
peptizing
verb
present participle of peptize
peptonize
peptonize
verb
(physiology, biochemistry) To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin
petrinize
petrinize
Verb
To cause to conform with the writings or doctrines of
petrolize
petrolize
verb
(transitive) To treat (water) with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
To convert into a petroleum-based economy.
phonetize
phonetize
verb
(transitive) To represent by phonetic signs.
piazzetta
picturize
picturize
verb
(transitive, rare) To adorn with pictures; to illustrate.
(transitive, rare) To represent in a picture or a motion picture; to depict.
pizzicato
pizzicato
adv
(music) To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow.
noun
(music) A note that is played pizzicato
platinize
platinize
verb
(transitive) To coat with platinum.
platonize
platonize
verb
(intransitive) To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers.
(transitive) To explain by, or accommodate to, the Platonic philosophy.
plazolite
plotinize
poeticize
poeticize
verb
(intransitive) To write or speak in the manner of a poet.
(transitive) To make poetic, or express in poetry.
poetizers
poetizers
noun
plural of poetizer
poetizing
poetizing
verb
present participle of poetize
polzenite
polzenite
noun
(mineralogy) A melilitite that contains haüyne.
posterize
posterize
verb
(basketball, slang) To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player.
To reduce the number of colors in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones, with abrupt changes from one tone to another.
posturize
posturize
verb
(intransitive) To posture.
potentize
potentize
verb
(transitive) To make potent; to render the latent power of (anything) available.
preiotize
prelatize
prelatize
verb
(intransitive) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
(transitive) To bring under the influence of prelacy.
privatize
privatize
verb
(computing, transitive) To make (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
protozoic
protozoic
adj
Of or relating to the protozoa.
prozymite
prozymite
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical, derogatory) One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
prytanize
ptyalized
ptyalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ptyalize
pulpitize
pulpitize
verb
To preach or lecture as if from a pulpit.
puppetize
puppetize
verb
(transitive) To reduce (a person) to a puppet or mouthpiece for oneself.
(transitive, computing) To configure (a system) using the Puppet software configuration management tool.
pythonize
rapturize
rapturize
verb
(intransitive) To enter a state of rapture.
(transitive) To put in a state of rapture.
rebaptize
rebaptize
verb
(transitive) To baptize again.
spinozist
spinozist
Noun
An adherent of or a specialist in the study of the philosophical doctrines of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677).
spiritize
stylopize
temporize
temporize
verb
(intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
(intransitive, archaic) To comply with the occasion or time; to humour, or yield to, current circumstances or opinion; also, to trim (“fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each”).
(intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
(intransitive, obsolete) To delay, especially until a more favourable time; to procrastinate.
(transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
tophetize
torporize
torporize
verb
To fill with torpor; stupefy.
trapezial
trapezial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trapezium bone of the wrist.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trapezius muscle.
In the form of a trapezium.
trapezian
trapezian
adj
(geometry) Having opposed trapeziform faces.
trapezing
trapezing
verb
present participle of trapeze
trapezist
trapezist
Noun
A gymnast who performs on a trapeze.
trapezium
trapezium
noun
(anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.
(geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
(geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
(restrictively) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel.
A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.
trapezius
trapezius
noun
(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
trapezoid
trapezoid
noun
(anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
(geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.
(geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
trepanize
tupperize
tympanize
tympanize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To drum.
(obsolete, transitive) To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum.
unbaptize
unbaptize
verb
(transitive) To undo the process of baptism for an individual.
unpoetize
unpoetize
verb
(transitive) To make unpoetic; to strip of its poetry or poetical aspect.
zelotypia
zelotypia
noun
(formal) jealousy
zelotypie
zincotype
zincotype
noun
(historical) A photographic print produced by coating zinc with bitumen, gelatin, etc. and exposing it under a negative.