Synonyms

nomadize

American

[noh-ma-dahyz] / ˈnoʊ mæˌdaɪz /

especially British, nomadise

verb (used without object)

nomadized, nomadizing

to live in the manner of a nomad.

verb (used with object)

nomadized, nomadizing

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

nomadize British

/ ˈnəʊmædˌaɪz /

verb

(intr) to live as nomads
(tr) to make into nomads
(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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The Russian officer determined to cross the northern Tchink, and by a forced march to surprise the tribes which nomadized on the Sam.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton

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