perfectionize en · VERB
Etymology
From perfection + -ize.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue.
1854, Harriet Parr, Maude Talbot, by Holme Lee, volume 2, page 106:After having made the first 4-5 bird sculptures the urge to perfectionize your sculptures will rapidly make itself felt.
1985, Harry Hjortaa, How to Draw and Carve Birds, page 73:
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(intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started.
2011, Arizona Center for Innovation, The Incubation Workbook, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfectionizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perfectionizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| perfectionized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perfectionized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |