fluidize

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verb

To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas

OriginEnglish fluid ← Middle English fluid ← Latin fluidus →
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Meanings

verbfluidize (third-person singular simple present fluidizes, present participle fluidizing, simple past and past participle fluidized)

present singular third person fluidizes · participle present fluidizing · participle past fluidized · past fluidized

  1. To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinfluidus
  7. Middle Englishfluid
  8. Englishfluid
  9. Englishfluidize

From fluid + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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