imperialize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English imperial 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 imperialize From imperial + -ize.
Meanings
- To invest with imperial authority, character, or style.
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To bring to the form of an empire.
The competition to imperialize foreign lands was another cause of World War I.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imperializes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| imperialise | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| imperializing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imperialized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imperialized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |