perfectionize

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verb

To bring to perfection; to perfect.

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Meanings

verbperfectionize (third-person singular simple present perfectionizes, present participle perfectionizing, simple past and past participle perfectionized)

present singular third person perfectionizes · participle present perfectionizing · participle past perfectionized · past perfectionized

  1. archaictransitiveTo bring to perfection; to perfect.

    A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue.

    1854, Harriet Parr, Maude Talbot, by Holme Lee, volume 2, page 106
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    After having made the first 4-5 bird sculptures the urge to perfectionize your sculptures will rapidly make itself felt.

    1985, Harry Hjortaa, How to Draw and Carve Birds, page 73
  2. intransitiveTo be a perfectionist.

    Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started.

    2011, Arizona Center for Innovation, The Incubation Workbook, page 102

Origin

From perfection + -ize.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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