Meanings
verbaltruize (third-person singular simple present altruizes, present participle altruizing, simple past and past participle altruized)
present singular third person altruizes · participle present altruizing · participle past altruized · past altruized
- To make altruistic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalterī
- Vulgar Latin*alterui
- Old Frenchautrui
- Frenchautrui
- Frenchaltruisme
- Englishaltruism
- Englishaltruize
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Cite this entry
APA
altruize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altruize
MLA
“altruize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altruize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altruize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altruize.
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