australize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English austral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English australize From austral + -ize.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.
A loadstone placed upon a small trencher of wood, floating on water, does instantly in one determinate point australize […]
1922, Paul Fleury Mottelay, Bibliographical history of Electricity and Magnetism:They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another.
1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudoloxia Epidemica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| australized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| australized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| australizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| australizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |