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WINTERIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they winterize ... he / she / it winterizes
Past simple: winterized
Past participle: winterized
-ing form: winterizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prepare for winter
Example:
winterize your houses
Synonyms:
winterise; winterize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "winterize" is one way to...):
fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
summerize (prepare for summer)
Derivation:
winter (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)
