nomadize

[ noh-ma-dahyz ]
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verb (used without object),no·mad·ized, no·mad·iz·ing.
  1. to live in the manner of a nomad.

verb (used with object),no·mad·ized, no·mad·iz·ing.
  1. to cause (a person, tribe, etc.) to become nomadic.

Origin of nomadize

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; nomad + -ize
  • Also especially British, no·mad·ise .

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British Dictionary definitions for nomadize

nomadize

nomadise

/ (ˈnəʊmædˌaɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to live as nomads

  2. (tr) to make into nomads

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

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