serialize

especially British, se·ri·al·ise

[seer-ee-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

serialized, serializing 

1. to publish in serial form.

2. to broadcast, televise, or film in serial form.

serialize

/ ˈsɪərɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• serialization noun
• unserialized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of serialize¹

First recorded in 1890–95; serial + -ize

Example Sentences

"It's serialized storytelling and there's good material like this on TV. Still, these characters are connecting -- these are very good figures."

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Short serialized dramas first took off in China, where they are hugely popular and generated revenues of $6.9 billion last year, even surpassing domestic box office sales, according to DataEye, a Shenzhen-based digital research firm.

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A book written by Giuffre about her life being serialized in the British press offers a detailed account of her alleged interactions with the prince.

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Wells, whose widely serialized attack-of-the-Martians story “War of the Worlds” piqued the Western imagination.

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If even a machine would rather lose itself in serialized fantasy than deal with other humans, doesn’t that mean the world’s homebodies and binge-watchers are on to something?

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