tropicalize

[ trop-i-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),trop·i·cal·ized, trop·i·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to make tropical, as in character or appearance.

  2. to adapt or make suitable for use in tropical regions, especially in regard to protection against the destructive effects of moisture and fungi.

Origin of tropicalize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; tropical + -ize
  • Also especially British, trop·i·cal·ise .

Other words from tropicalize

  • trop·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tropicalize

tropicalize

tropicalise

/ (ˈtrɒpɪkəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to adapt to tropical use, temperatures, etc

Derived forms of tropicalize

  • tropicalization or tropicalisation, noun

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