Meanings
verbsclerotise (third-person singular simple present sclerotises, present participle sclerotising, simple past and past participle sclerotised)
present singular third person sclerotises · participle present sclerotising · participle past sclerotised · past sclerotised · alternative British English Oxford US sclerotize
- To harden.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Englishscler(a)
- Englishsclerotic
- Englishsclerotise
From sclerotic (“hard, solid”, adjective) + -ise.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish esclerotizar
- esclerotizarharden
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APA
sclerotise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotise
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“sclerotise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerotise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerotise.
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