weatherization en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English weather 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English weatherization From weather + -ization.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) The process of weatherizing.
Texas’ plant weatherization standards are now the strictest in the country […]
2024 February 27, Henry Gass, “Lights on, but trust off. Texas tries to rebuild confidence in grid.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weatherizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |