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pelorize

American  
[pel-uh-rahyz] / ˈpɛl əˌraɪz /
especially British, pelorise

verb (used with object)

Botany.
pelorized, pelorizing
  1. to affect with peloria.


Other Word Forms

  • pelorization noun

Etymology

Origin of pelorize

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