primitivize

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verb

To make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.

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Meanings

verbprimitivize (third-person singular simple present primitivizes, present participle primitivizing, simple past and past participle primitivized)

present singular third person primitivizes · participle present primitivizing · participle past primitivized · past primitivized

  1. transitiveTo make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.

Origin

From primitive + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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