10-letter words that end in ze
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- colloquize — to engage in colloquy
- compromize — Misspelling of compromise.
- concertize — (esp of a soloist or conductor) to give concerts
- concretize — to render concrete; make real or specific; give tangible form to
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- crystalize — (rare) alternative spelling of crystallize.
- cuckoldize — to make (a married man) into a cuckold
- dastardize — To make cowardly; to intimidate or dispirit.
- decimalize — to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal system
- decivilize — to cause (a person) to be uncivilized
- decolonize — to grant independence to (a colony)
- decolorize — to take the color out of, as by bleaching
- decreolize — to modify (a creole language) in the direction of a standard form of the language on which most of the vocabulary of the creole is based.
- deenergize — To remove a source of energy from.
- deepfreeze — a type of refrigerator in which food, etc, is stored for long periods at temperatures below freezing
- defeminize — to divest (a person) of feminine qualities
- defiberize — defibrate.
- definitize — to make (something) definitive, specific, or clear
- dehumanize — If you say that something dehumanizes people, you mean it takes away from them good human qualities such as kindness, generosity, and independence.
- delegalize — to revoke the statutory authorization of.
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- demobilize — If a country or armed force demobilizes its troops, or if its troops demobilize, its troops are released from service and allowed to go home.
- demonetize — to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
- demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- denasalize — to diminish the nasal resonance of (speech or a speech sound).
- denaturize — denature.
- depolarize — to undergo or cause to undergo a loss of polarity or polarization
- deracemize — (chemistry) To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- desalinize — desalt.
- deunionize — to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).
- deurbanize — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devitalize — to lower or destroy the vitality of; make weak or lifeless
- devocalize — devoice.
- dextrinize — (transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
- diamondize — (transitive) To set with diamonds; to adorn or enrich.
- digitalize — Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.
- discretize — Represent or approximate (a quantity or series) using a discrete quantity or quantities.
- dolomitize — to convert (limestone) into dolomite.
- door prize — a prize awarded at a dance, party, or the like, either by chance through a drawing or as a reward, as for having the best costume.
- doxologize — To give glory to God, as in a doxology; to praise God with doxologies.
- dry freeze — the occurrence of freezing temperatures without the formation of hoarfrost.
- earlierize — to do at earlier date
- easternize — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- effeminize — to make effeminate.
- elasticize — (US) To make with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it adjust in size and remains snug. Usually done to clothing.
- enigmatize — To make or talk in enigmas; to deal in riddles.
- enterprize — Archaic spelling of enterprise.