Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make, become, or deem idiotic or stupid.

    She was idiotized by hunger.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:idiotize.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. They have conveniently idiotized the people.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From idiot + -ize.

From idiot + -ize.

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Forms

idiotizes, idiotizing, idiotized, idiotized
Base formidiotize · to idiotize
3rd person singularidiotizes
Present participleidiotizing
Past simpleidiotized
Past participleidiotized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyidiotize
he, she, itidiotizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsidiotized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave idiotized
he, she, ithas idiotized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill idiotize

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
idiosyncraticC2idiotB2idioticidleB2idleness
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