respectabilize
respectabilize · respectabilizes · respectabilized · respectabilizing
To make respectable; to give an appearance of respectabilityTo make respectable; to give an appearance of respectability.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make respectable; to give an appearance of respectability.
Origin
From respectable + -ize.From respectable + -ize.
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Forms
respectabilizes, respectabilizing, respectabilized, respectabilized| Base form | respectabilize · to respectabilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | respectabilizes |
| Present participle | respectabilizing |
| Past simple | respectabilized |
| Past participle | respectabilized |
regular · Lesson
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