instantize

American

[in-stuhn-tahyz] / ˈɪn stənˌtaɪz /

especially British, instantise

verb (used with object)

instantized, instantizing

to make (foods or other products) available in instant or easily prepared form.

Etymology

Origin of instantize

First recorded in 1960–65; instant + -ize

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instantizing

If the U.S. has eased everyday existence by instantizing pleasure and automating toil, Britain clings to the notion that the best things in life should not be easy.

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