| absolutization | (noun) the process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute. | Synonyms: absolutisation |
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| acclimatization | (noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | Synonyms: acclimation, acclimatisation |
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| acclimatize | (verb) get used to a certain climate | Synonyms: acclimate, acclimatise |
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| acetylize | (verb) receive substitution of an acetyl group | Synonyms: acetylate, acetylise |
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| (verb) introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound) | Synonyms: acetylate, acetylise |
| achromatize | (verb) remove color from | Synonyms: achromatise |
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| actualization | (noun) making real or giving the appearance of reality | Synonyms: actualisation, realisation, realization |
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| actualize | (verb) represent or describe realistically | Synonyms: actualise |
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| (verb) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | Synonyms: actualise, realise, realize, substantiate |
| advertize | (verb) make publicity for; try to sell (a product) | Synonyms: advertise, promote, push |
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| (verb) call attention to | Synonyms: advertise, publicise, publicize |
| advertizement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizing |
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| advertizer | (noun) someone whose business is advertising | Synonyms: adman, advertiser |
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| advertizing | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement |
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| aerosolize | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
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| (verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
| aerosolized | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolised |
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| aggrandize | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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| aggrandizement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandisement, elevation |
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| agnize | (verb) be fully aware or cognizant of | Synonyms: agnise, realise, realize, recognise, recognize |
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| agonize | (verb) suffer agony or anguish | Synonyms: agonise |
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| (verb) cause to agonize | Synonyms: agonise |
| agonized | (adjective) expressing pain or agony | Synonyms: agonised |
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| agonizing | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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| agonizingly | (adverb) in a very painful manner | Synonyms: excruciatingly, torturously |
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| albizia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizzia |
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| albizzia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizia |
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| alchemize | (verb) alter (elements) by alchemy | Synonyms: alchemise |
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| alcoholize | (verb) make alcoholic, as by fermenting | Synonyms: alcoholise |
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| (verb) treat or infuse with alcohol | Synonyms: alcoholise |
| (verb) subject to the influence of alcohol | - |
| alizarin | (noun) an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing | Synonyms: alizarine |
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| alizarine | (noun) an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing | Synonyms: alizarin |
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| alkalinize | (verb) make (a substance) alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinise |
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| (verb) become alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinise |
| alkalize | (verb) turn basic and less acidic | Synonyms: alkalify, alkalise, basify |
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| alkalizer | (noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkaliser, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid |
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| allegorize | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
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| (verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
| allegorizer | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegoriser |
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| alphabetization | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetisation |
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| alphabetize | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetise |
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| (verb) provide with an alphabet | - |
| alphabetized | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetised |
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| alphabetizer | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetiser |
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| aluminize | (verb) cover with aluminum | Synonyms: aluminise |
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| amortization | (noun) payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers | Synonyms: amortisation |
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| (noun) the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years | Synonyms: amortisation |
| amortize | (verb) liquidate gradually | Synonyms: amortise |
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| anaesthetize | (verb) administer an anesthetic drug to | Synonyms: anaesthetise, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under |
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| anagrammatize | (verb) read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning | Synonyms: anagram, anagrammatise |
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| analogize | (verb) make an analogy | Synonyms: analogise |
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| anathematization | (noun) the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed | Synonyms: anathematisation |
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| anathematize | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, execrate |
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| anathemize | (verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemise, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict |
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| (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, comminate, execrate |
| anatomize | (verb) analyze down to the smallest detail | - |
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| (verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomise |
| anesthetize | (verb) administer an anesthetic drug to | Synonyms: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, put out, put under |
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| anglicize | (verb) make English in appearance | Synonyms: anglicise |
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| animalization | (noun) an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities | Synonyms: animalisation, brutalisation, brutalization |
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| (noun) a depiction in the form of an animal | - |
| animalize | (verb) become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | Synonyms: animalise, brutalise, brutalize |
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| (verb) make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman | Synonyms: animalise, brutalise, brutalize |
| (verb) represent in the form of an animal | Synonyms: animalise |
| animize | (verb) give lifelike qualities to | Synonyms: animate, animise |
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| anodize | (verb) coat a metal with an oxide coat | Synonyms: anodise |
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| antagonize | (verb) provoke the hostility of | Synonyms: antagonise |
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| (verb) act in opposition to | Synonyms: antagonise, counteract |
| anthologize | (verb) compile an anthology | Synonyms: anthologise |
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| anthropomorphize | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphise |
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| antifertilizin | (noun) An immunologically specific substance produced by animal sperm to implement attraction by the egg before fertilization. | - |
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| antisepticize | (verb) disinfect with an antiseptic | - |
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| aphorize | (verb) speak or write in aphorisms | Synonyms: aphorise |
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| apicalization | (noun) (phonetics) An articulatory feature of phones, usually consonants, produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue. | - |
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| apologize | (verb) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | Synonyms: apologise |
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| (verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | Synonyms: apologise, excuse, rationalise, rationalize |
| apostatize | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatise, tergiversate |
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| apostrophize | (verb) use an apostrophe | Synonyms: apostrophise |
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| apotheosize | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosise |
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| appetizer | (noun) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | Synonyms: appetiser, starter |
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| appetizing | (adjective) appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma | Synonyms: appetising |
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| appetizingness | (noun) the property of stimulating the appetite | Synonyms: appetisingness |
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| apprize | (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise |
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| (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise, revalue |
| (verb) make aware of | Synonyms: apprise, instruct |
| (verb) inform (somebody) of something | Synonyms: advise, apprise, give notice, notify, send word |
| arborize | (verb) branch out like trees | Synonyms: arborise |
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| archaize | (verb) give an archaic appearance of character to | Synonyms: archaise |
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| aromatize | (verb) fill or impregnate with an odor | Synonyms: aromatise, perfume |
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| arterialize | (verb) change venous blood into arterial blood | Synonyms: arterialise |
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| assize | (noun) an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property | - |
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| (noun) the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale | - |
| assizes | (noun) the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) | Synonyms: court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius |
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| atomization | (noun) separating something into fine particles | Synonyms: atomisation, fragmentation |
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| (noun) annihilation by reducing something to atoms | Synonyms: atomisation |
| atomize | (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomise |
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| (verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: atomise, nuke, zap |
| (verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomise |
| atomizer | (noun) a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | Synonyms: atomiser, nebuliser, nebulizer, spray, sprayer |
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| attitudinize | (verb) assume certain affected attitudes | Synonyms: attitudinise |
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| authorization | (noun) the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | Synonyms: authorisation, empowerment |
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| (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions | Synonyms: authorisation, authority, dominance, potency, say-so |
| (noun) official permission or approval | Synonyms: authorisation, authority, sanction |
| (noun) a document giving an official instruction or command | Synonyms: authorisation, mandate |
| authorize | (verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, clear, pass |
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| (verb) give or delegate power or authority to | Synonyms: authorise, empower |
| authorized | (adjective) endowed with authority | Synonyms: authorised, authoritative |
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| authorizer | (noun) an authority who authorizes (people or actions) | Synonyms: authoriser |
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| automatize | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automate, automatise |
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| (verb) turn into an automaton | Synonyms: automatise |
| autotomize | (verb) cause a body part to undergo autotomy | Synonyms: autotomise |
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| avianize | (verb) to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo | Synonyms: avianise |
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| bacterize | (verb) subject to the action of bacteria | Synonyms: bacterise |
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| baiza | (noun) 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman | Synonyms: baisa |
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| baize | (noun) a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables | - |
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| baptize | (verb) administer baptism to | Synonyms: baptise, christen |
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| baptized | (adjective) having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism | Synonyms: baptised |
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| barbarization | (noun) an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized | Synonyms: barbarisation |
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| barbarize | (verb) make crude or savage in behavior or speech | Synonyms: barbarise |
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| (verb) become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language | Synonyms: barbarise |
| baronetize | (verb) confer baronetcy upon | Synonyms: baronetise |
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| bastardization | (noun) an act that debases or corrupts | Synonyms: bastardisation |
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| (noun) declaring or rendering bastard | - |
| bastardize | (verb) declare a child to be illegitimate | Synonyms: bastardise |
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| (verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms | Synonyms: bastardise |
| bastardized | (adjective) deriving from more than one source or style | Synonyms: bastardised |
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| bedizen | (verb) dress up garishly and tastelessly | Synonyms: dizen |
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| (verb) decorate tastelessly | - |
| bestialize | (verb) make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to | Synonyms: bestialise |
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| bipartizan | (adjective) supported by both sides | Synonyms: bipartisan, two-party, two-way |
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| bituminize | (verb) treat with bitumen | Synonyms: bituminise |
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| biz | (noun) your occupation or line of work | Synonyms: game |
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| bizarre | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
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