winterize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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winterizesimple
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winterizessimple
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have winterizedperfect
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has winterizedperfect
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am winterizingprogressive
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are winterizingprogressive
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is winterizingprogressive
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have been winterizingperfect progressive
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has been winterizingperfect progressive
Past
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winterizedsimple
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had winterizedperfect
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was winterizingprogressive
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were winterizingprogressive
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had been winterizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of winterize
Example Sentences
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After the 2021 disaster, Texas required power producers to winterize their plants better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But natural gas producers were not ordered to winterize immediately, pending a review of which ones are involved in electricity production.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
A far-reaching bill sent Sunday night to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott would require some power generators to winterize against extreme cold following one of the most massive blackouts in U.S. history.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2021
The issue was electricity providers failing to heed warnings to winterize their aging infrastructure, which buckled when the cold hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
The refugee agency appealed for nearly $100 million to winterize tents and sanitation systems while it warned of more deaths among refugees “if adequate measures are not taken.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015
In the fall, Keith comes home and winterizes all of his mother’s equipment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2018
After the harvest, he carries the bees back to his Bedford operation and winterizes them.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2011
In Chicago, officials have looked to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s airports to winterized camps with massive tents.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed winterized tents and more shelters to house migrants currently sleeping on police station floors, in airport waiting areas and the streets.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Texas power plants and gas infrastructure are simply not winterized to withstand extreme cold, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report found.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
New York is set to open a winterized tent shelter for newly arrived asylum seekers on Randalls Island on Wednesday.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Last year, when Texas had those rolling blackouts, it turned out that the natural gas lines, which were not winterized, had frozen over, and people froze to death in their homes.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2022
Brooks countered that the proposal calls for winterizing the stadium so the Brewers can rent it out year-round for events such as concerts, generating more sales tax for the state and local governments.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Occasional care and maintenance are required, such as winterizing, cleaning and treating the water.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021
As could refiguring the way customers in a network pay for their power, to fund those winterizing efforts or make room for more reserve power.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Engineers normally tasked with upkeeping conveyor belts instead started building dividers made from what they had at the time: PVC pipes and non-porous shrink wrap for winterizing boats.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2021
Wrote William, of Clinton, Md.: “Over the next couple of years we received calls for William Chambers about selling land, winterizing a cigarette boat, and from a collection agency for the purchase of flowers.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2016
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