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dieselize

American

[dee-zuh-lahyz, -suh-] / ˈdi zəˌlaɪz, -sə- /

especially British, dieselise

verb (used with object)

dieselized, dieselizing

to equip with diesel machinery.

verb (used without object)

dieselized, dieselizing

to become equipped with diesel machinery or vehicles, as a railroad.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

dieselization

noun

Etymology

Origin of dieselize

First recorded in 1945–50; diesel + -ize

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