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tropicalize

American

[trop-i-kuh-lahyz] / ˈtrɒp ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, tropicalise

verb (used with object)

tropicalized, tropicalizing

to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
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

(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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tropicalize tropicalized

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The architecture might be described as a tropicalized Swiss style—Swiss eaves are developed into veranda roofs, and Swiss porches prolonged and lengthened into beautiful piazzas and balconies.

From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio

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