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conservatize

American  
[kuhn-sur-vuh-tahyz] / kənˈsɜr vəˌtaɪz /
especially British, conservatise

verb (used with or without object)

conservatized, conservatizing

  1. to make or become conservative.

Other Word Forms

  • conservatization noun

Etymology

Origin of conservatize

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

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