gracilize
gracilize · gracilizes · gracilized · gracilizing
To exhibit a reduction in bone mass due to the process of evolutionTo exhibit a reduction in bone mass due to the process of evolution.
Meaning
1 sensesTo exhibit a reduction in bone mass due to the process of evolution.
Origin
From gracile + -ize.From gracile + -ize.
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Forms
gracilizes, gracilizing, gracilized, gracilized| Base form | gracilize · to gracilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gracilizes |
| Present participle | gracilizing |
| Past simple | gracilized |
| Past participle | gracilized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgracilization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.