13-letter words containing r, a, z, e
- modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- muzzle-loader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- natchez trace — a road begun in 1806 between Natchez, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn.: about 500 miles (800 km) long.
- nathan glazer — Nathan, born 1923, U.S. sociologist.
- new zealander — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.
- nez perce war — a war (1877) fought in the northwestern U.S. between the U.S. and a band of Nez Percé Indians.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
- orientalizing — Present participle of orientalize.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthographize — to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- ovariectomize — (transitive) To remove the ovaries from.
- over-idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overdramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
- overglamorize — to glamorize excessively
- oversocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- particularize — to make particular.
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
- peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
- pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- posterization — a process for producing a posterlike, high-contrast color reproduction from continuous-tone art by using separation negatives of various densities.
- pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- pre-organized — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- pronominalize — to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.
- propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
- protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
- proverbialize — to use in a proverbial way
- provincialize — to make provincial in character.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- razzle-dazzle — showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
- reacclimatize — to acclimatize or become acclimatized again
- realizability — the ability of something to be realized
- recriminalize — to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
- recrystallize — to become crystallized again.
- refamiliarize — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- rematerialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- renationalize — to move (an industry, which was once under government ownership,) from private to government ownership once again
- republicanize — to make republican.
- restandardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.