10-letter words that end in ze
- italianize — to become Italian in manner, character, etc.
- jacobinize — to imbue with Jacobinism.
- jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- juvenilize — to make juvenile or immature: to juvenilize the classics for quick reading.
- keratinize — Change or become changed into a form containing keratin.
- laminarize — to make or design (a surface on an aircraft, or the flow over such a surface) so that it will be laminar
- large-size — (of clothing, goods, merchandise, etc) of a bigger size than average
- lateralize — (of the brain) show laterality.
- lead glaze — a siliceous glaze containing lead oxide as a flux.
- legal-size — (of paper) measuring approximately 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).
- legitimize — to make legitimate.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- lexicalize — to convert (an affix, a phrase, etc.) into a lexical item, as in using the suffix -ism as the noun ism.
- liberalize — Remove or loosen restrictions on (something, typically an economic or political system).
- libidinize — to regard or treat as an area or source of sexual gratification
- literalize — to make literal; interpret literally.
- lobotomize — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- macadamize — to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
- maximalize — (transitive) To make maximal; maximize.
- medicalize — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- metabolize — (of a body or organ) process (a substance) by metabolism.
- militarize — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- mineralize — to convert into a mineral substance.
- minimalize — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minoritize — (transitive) to make a minority.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- missionize — to conduct missionary work.
- mizzy maze — dialect expression meaning state of confusion
- modularize — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- moisturize — to add or restore moisture to (something): to moisturize one's skin with lotion; to moisturize air.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- monetarize — (transitive) To assign monetary status to; to start circulating and accepting as currency.
- mongrelize — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- monologize — to perform or engage in a monologue
- monopolize — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- monotonize — to make monotonous
- monsterize — To make something or another into a monster or the appearance of.
- musicalize — to write or produce a musical version of (a book, play, etc.): an attempt to musicalize one of Shakespeare's comedies.
- mutagenize — to subject (cells, DNA, etc) to mutagens to induce mutations
- mylonitize — to form into mylonite
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- nicotinize — to drug or impregnate with nicotine.
- niggardize — to act or treat in a niggardly fashion
- nominalize — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nuclearize — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- ontologize — to express in ontological terms; regard from an ontological viewpoint.