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winterize

[ win-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, win·ter·ized, win·ter·iz·ing.
  1. to prepare (an automobile, house, etc.) for cold weather by (in automobiles) adding antifreeze and changing oil or (in houses) adding insulation, heating units, etc.


verb (used without object)

, win·ter·ized, win·ter·iz·ing.
  1. to winterize an automobile, house, etc.

winterize

/ ˈwɪntəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. tr to prepare (a house, car, etc) to withstand winter conditions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌwinteriˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • winter·i·zation noun
  • winter·izer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of winterize1

First recorded in 1925–30; winter + -ize
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Example Sentences

The Parks department expects to complete routine winterizing by early December, closing 47 facilities to prevent freezing pipes.

Chicago ’s mayor plans to cap stays to 60 days as officials relocate migrants from police stations and the city’s airports to winterized camps with massive tents.

Johnson has also proposed winterized tents, but city officials have struggled to find a location.

In Chicago, officials have looked to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s airports to winterized camps with massive tents.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, who took office in May, calls it an inherited issue and proposed winterized tents.

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