academicize
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsaɪz/
Verb
[edit]academicize (third-person singular simple present academicizes, present participle academicizing, simple past and past participle academicized)
- (transitive) To make academic; to turn or absorb into a formal academic subject. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.