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HOMOLOGIZE

Dictionary entry overview: What does homologize mean?

• HOMOLOGIZE (verb)
The verb HOMOLOGIZE has 2 senses:

1. be homologous
2. make homologous

Familiarity information: HOMOLOGIZE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HOMOLOGIZE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Be homologous

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs

Hypernyms (to "homologize" is one way to...):

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Make homologous

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

homologise; homologize

Hypernyms (to "homologize" is one way to...):

equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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HOMOLOGIZE: related words searches

» equal definition
» tally meaning
» agree: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» equalize meaning
» match: pronunciation in phonetic transcription

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