primitivize
primitivize · primitivizes · primitivized · primitivizing
To make primitive; to reduce to a primitive stateTo make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make primitive; to reduce to a primitive state.
Origin
From primitive + -ize.From primitive + -ize.
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Forms
primitivizes, primitivizing, primitivized, primitivized| Base form | primitivize · to primitivize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | primitivizes |
| Present participle | primitivizing |
| Past simple | primitivized |
| Past participle | primitivized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedprimitivization
Derivedreprimitivize
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