effectivize

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verb

To make effective.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

verbeffectivize (third-person singular simple present effectivizes, present participle effectivizing, simple past and past participle effectivized)

present singular third person effectivizes · participle present effectivizing · participle past effectivized · past effectivized

  1. mathematicsTo make effective.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  9. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  10. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  11. Latinfaciō
  12. Latinefficiō
  13. Latineffectīvu
  14. Frencheffectif
  15. Englisheffective
  16. Englisheffectivize

From effective + -ize.

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Translations

Spanish efectivizar, hacer efectivo
  • efectivizar''verb''
  • hacer efectivo''verb''
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APA

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Chicago

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