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parabolize

1

[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to tell or explain in a parable or parables.


parabolize

2

[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to form as a parabola or paraboloid.

parabolize

1

/ pəˈræbəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to shape like a parabola or paraboloid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


parabolize

2

/ pəˈræbəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to explain by a parable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • paˌraboliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • pa·rabo·li·zation noun
  • pa·rabo·lizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parabolize1

1590–1600; < Late Latin parabol ( a ) parable + -ize

Origin of parabolize2

First recorded in 1865–70; parabol(a) + -ize

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