Meanings
verbmeteorize (third-person singular simple present meteorizes, present participle meteorizing, simple past and past participle meteorized)
present singular third person meteorizes · participle present meteorizing · participle past meteorized · past meteorized
- To weather
- archaicpoeticTo ascend in vapours (similar to a path a meteor might take)
the Dews may meteorize , and emit their finer Spirits
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meteorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteorize
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“meteorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meteorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteorize.
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