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bacterize
[ bak-tuh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, bac·te·rized, bac·te·riz·ing.
- to change in composition by means of bacteria.
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- bacte·ri·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bacterize1
First recorded in 1910–15; bacter- ( def ) + -ize
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