Meanings
verbflexibilize (third-person singular simple present flexibilizes, present participle flexibilizing, simple past and past participle flexibilized)
present singular third person flexibilizes · participle present flexibilizing · participle past flexibilized · past flexibilized · alternative flexibilise
- transitiveTo make flexible/more flexible.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
From flexible + -ize, possibly a back-formation from flexibilization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French flexibiliser
- flexibiliserto make flexible
German flexibilisieren
- flexibilisierento make flexible
Cite this entry
APA
flexibilize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexibilize
MLA
“flexibilize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexibilize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flexibilize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexibilize.
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