perfectivize
American
[per-fek-tuh-vahyz]
/ pərˈfɛk təˌvaɪz /
especially British,
perfectivise
verb (used with object)
perfectivized, perfectivizing
Etymology
Origin of perfectivize
First recorded in 1900–05; perfective + -ize
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