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tropicalize

American  
[trop-i-kuh-lahyz] / ˈtrɒp ɪ kəˌlaɪz /
especially British, tropicalise

verb (used with object)

tropicalized, tropicalizing

  1. to make tropical, as in character or appearance.

  2. to adapt or make suitable for use in tropical regions, especially in regard to protection against the destructive effects of moisture and fungi.

tropicalize British  
/ ˈtrɒpɪkəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to adapt to tropical use, temperatures, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • tropicalization noun

Etymology

Origin of tropicalize

First recorded in 1880–85; tropical + -ize

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It was my revolutionary intention in Palm Latitudes to rearrange the language, to tropicalize and feminize it.

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