Meanings
verbtropicalize (third-person singular simple present tropicalizes, present participle tropicalizing, simple past and past participle tropicalized)
present singular third person tropicalizes · participle present tropicalizing · participle past tropicalized · past tropicalized
- To modify something (such as electronic equipment) for use in the tropics, especially by making it resistant to heat and humidity
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Translations
French tropicaliser
- tropicalisermodify something for use in the tropics
German tropenfest machen
- tropenfest machenmodify something for use in the tropics
Italian tropicalizzare
- tropicalizzaremodify something for use in the tropics
Spanish tropicalizar
- tropicalizarmodify something for use in the tropics
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APA
tropicalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalize
MLA
“tropicalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropicalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicalize.
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