serialize

[ seer-ee-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈsɪər i əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), se·ri·al·ized, se·ri·al·iz·ing.

to publish in serial form.

to broadcast, televise, or film in serial form.

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Also especially British, se·ri·al·ise .

Origin of serialize

First recorded in 1890–95; serial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM serialize

se·ri·al·i·za·tion, nounun·se·ri·al·ized, adjective

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How to use serialize in a sentence

In its brief existence, the Los Angeles-based startup promised—and failed—to attract big audiences for its short-form, serialized video content.
Quibi calls quits: ‘Our failure was not for lack of trying’|rhhackettfortune|October 21, 2020|Fortune
I'm very excited to announce that serialization of my novel, PATRIOTS, begins today in the Huffington Post.
Read the First Chapters of My New Novel|David Frum|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Huffington Post has begun the serialization of my new novel PATRIOTS.
Ask Me Questions About My Novel On Facebook|David Frum|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The English translation came out in 2011, after a rare serialization in The Paris Review.
Jack Kerouac’s ‘The Sea Is My Brother’ and Other Lost Novels|Sarah Stodola|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Recently the show has come around to embracing its serialization, a strategy that has boosted its ratings.
'The Bachelor's' Real-Life Soap Opera|Joyce C. Tang|June 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He would like to see the story in the Atlantic, he said, but doubted the wisdom of serialization.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Reprint of Cornhill serialization, 16 plates by M. Edwards; first reprint of full text.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
This text has been restored from the original Fireside Companion serialization along with the chapter head poem.
Kathleen's Diamonds|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Is it not probable that the American novel will so develop as to escape the effects of serialization?
Literature in the Making|Various

British Dictionary definitions for serialize

serialize

serialise

/ (ˈsɪərɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to publish or present in the form of a serial

Derived forms of serialize

serialization or serialisation, noun

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