conservatize

American

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tahyz] / kənˈsɜr vəˌtaɪz /

especially British, conservatise

verb (used with or without object)

conservatized, conservatizing

to make or become conservative.

Other Word Forms

conservatization noun

Etymology

Origin of conservatize

First recorded in 1840–50; conservat(ive) + -ize

Example Sentences

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They then had two options for how to respond: attack and try to dismantle this “professionalism and expertise,” or work to “conservatize” it.

From The Wall Street Journal

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