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herborize

[ hur-buh-rahyz, ur- ]
/ ˈhɜr bəˌraɪz, ˈɜr- /
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verb (used without object), her·bo·rized, her·bo·riz·ing.
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Also especially British, her·bo·rise .

Origin of herborize

1655–65; <French herboriser, equivalent to herbor(iste) herborist + -iser-ize
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