respectablize

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verb

To make respectable.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

verbrespectablize (third-person singular simple present respectablizes, present participle respectablizing, simple past and past participle respectablized)

present singular third person respectablizes · participle present respectablizing · participle past respectablized · past respectablized

  1. transitiveTo make respectable.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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