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pelorize

[ pel-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈpɛl əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), pel·o·rized, pel·o·riz·ing. Botany.

to affect with peloria.

Words nearby pelorize

peloponnesian, peloponnesian war, peloponnesus, pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, pelotas, peloton, pelt

Also especially British, pel·o·rise.

Origin of pelorize

First recorded in 1865–70; pelor(ia) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pelorize

pel·o·ri·za·tion, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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