febrilize

F4E1B3R1I1L1I1Z10E1

verb

To induce fever; to affect with fever.

Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbfebrilize (third-person singular simple present febrilizes, present participle febrilizing, simple past and past participle febrilized)

present singular third person febrilizes · participle present febrilizing · participle past febrilized · past febrilized · alternative febrilise

  1. archaicmedicineTo induce fever; to affect with fever.
    1 more example

    It has been proved, that the accumulation of human effluvia, where fever is not preſent, induces convulſion, and not fever*. We may venture to conclude, that human effluvia muſt be febrilized previous to their becoming infectious, conſequently no infectious fever can ariſe, but through the medium of a febrile body.

    1803, William Blackburne, Facts and Observations Concerning the Prevention and Cure of Scarlet Fever: With Some Remarks on the Origin of Acute Contagions in General, London: Bye and Law, pages 140–141

Origin

From febrile + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

febrilize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/febrilize

MLA

“febrilize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/febrilize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “febrilize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/febrilize.

Source: febrilize on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.