DEFINITIONS

partialize

[ pahr-shuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈpɑr ʃəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), par·tial·ized, par·tial·iz·ing.

to bias.

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Words nearby partialize

partial volume, partial-birth abortion, partial-thickness flap, partial-thickness graft, partiality, partialize, partially dominant, partially ordered set, partially sighted, partible, particeps criminis
Also especially British, par·tial·ise.

Origin of partialize

From the French word partialiser, dating back to 1585–95. See partial, -ize
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