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nomadize

American  
[noh-ma-dahyz] / ˈnoʊ mæˌdaɪz /
especially British, nomadise

verb (used without object)

nomadized, nomadizing

  1. to live in the manner of a nomad.

verb (used with object)

nomadized, nomadizing

  1. to cause (a person, tribe, etc.) to become nomadic.

nomadize British  
/ ˈnəʊmædˌaɪz /

verb

  1. (intr) to live as nomads

  2. (tr) to make into nomads

  3. (tr) to people (a place) with nomads

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Etymology

Origin of nomadize

First recorded in 1790–1800; nomad + -ize

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