propolize

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verb

Of honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).

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Meanings

verbpropolize (third-person singular simple present propolizes, present participle propolizing, simple past and past participle propolized)

present singular third person propolizes · participle present propolizing · participle past propolized · past propolized

  1. transitiveOf honeybees, to apply propolis to (something).
  2. intransitiveTo produce or use propolis.

Origin

From propol(is) + -ize.

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APA

propolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolize

MLA

“propolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propolize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolize.

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