academicize

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US/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsaɪz/

verb

To make academic; to turn or absorb into a formal academic subject.

OriginEnglish academic ← French académique ← Latin acadēmicu →
First used First attested in the mid 20th century.Scrabble 27
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Meanings

verbacademicize (third-person singular simple present academicizes, present participle academicizing, simple past and past participle academicized)

present singular third person academicizes · participle present academicizing · participle past academicized · past academicized · alternative academicise

  1. transitiveTo make academic; to turn or absorb into a formal academic subject.First known use First attested in the mid 20th century.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  2. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
  3. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  4. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
  5. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
  6. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
  7. Latinacadēmicu
  8. Frenchacadémique
  9. Englishacademic
  10. Englishacademicize

From academic + -ize.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 學術化 /学术化
  • 學術化 /学术化 (xuéshùhuà)to make academic
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APA

academicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicize

MLA

“academicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “academicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicize.

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