dualize

especially British, du·al·ise

[doo-uh-lahyz, dyoo-]

verb (used with object)

dualized, dualizing 

1. to make dual.

2. to regard as dual.

Other Word Forms

• dualization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dualize¹

First recorded in 1830–40; dual + -ize

Example Sentences

To dualize the Union, assuming its boundaries to be fixed, was one thing.

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To dualize the Union in the face of a movement for extension of boundaries was another.

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Related Words

• clone 
• copy 
• imitate 
• mirror 
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