13-letter words containing t, e, z
- citizen genet — Edmond Charles Edouard [ed-mawn sharl ey-dwar] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), ("Citizen Genêt") 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
- citizens band — a two-way radio service (Citizens Radio Service) licensed by the FCC to a U.S. citizen for short-distance personal or business communications between fixed or mobile stations. Abbreviation: CB.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- collateralize — to treat (a security) as collateral
- collectivized — (of agriculture, farms, factories, etc) organized according to the principles of collectivism
- collectivizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collectivize.
- componentized — Simple past tense and past participle of componentize.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- conceptualize — If you conceptualize something, you form an idea of it in your mind.
- connaturalize — to make connatural
- conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
- containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
- contemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of contemporize.
- contextualize — to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
- corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
- crepe suzette — an orange-flavoured pancake flambéed in a liqueur or brandy
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- de-stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- deculturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- delegitimized — Simple past tense and past participle of delegitimize.
- demagnetizing — Present participle of demagnetize.
- dematerialize — to cease to have material existence, as in science fiction or spiritualism
- demilitarized — Declared free of all military activity.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- demythologize — to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
- denationalize — To denationalize an industry or business means to transfer it into private ownership so that it is no longer owned and controlled by the state.
- denaturalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize.
- dentalization — to change into or pronounce as a dental sound.
- deodorization — The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- depoliticized — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticize.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- deprivatizing — Present participle of deprivatize.
- derealization — a symptom of various psychological and medical conditions, as well as a side-effect of certain treatments and drugs, whereby the world around one seems less real
- deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
- desensitizing — Present participle of desensitize.
- desertization — the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
- destabilizing — Present participle of destabilize.
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- dieselization — The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel.
- diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
- disaster zone — area affected by a catastrophe
- dizzy heights — If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it.
- documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
- economization — The act or practice of using resources to the best effect.
- editorialized — Simple past tense and past participle of editorialize.