abnormalize

American  

[ab-nawr-muh-lahyz] / æbˈnɔr məˌlaɪz /

especially British, abnormalise

verb (used with object)

abnormalized, abnormalizing

1. to make abnormal.

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Other Word Forms

• abnormalization noun

Etymology

Origin of abnormalize

First recorded in 1870–75; abnormal + -ize

Example Sentences

V. be uncomformable &c. adj.; abnormalize†; leave the beaten track, leave the beaten path; infringe a law, infringe a habit, infringe a usage, infringe a custom, break a law, break a habit, break a usage, break a custom, violate a law, violate a habit, violate a usage, violate a custom; drive a coach and six through; stretch a point; have no business there; baffle all description, beggar all description.

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