parabolize

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[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]
/ pəˈræb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.

to tell or explain in a parable or parables.
Also especially British, pa·rab·o·lise.

Origin of parabolize

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1590–1600; < Late Latin parabol(a) parable + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM parabolize

pa·rab·o·li·za·tion, noun pa·rab·o·liz·er, noun

Words nearby parabolize

parabola, parabolic, parabolic aerial, parabolic antenna, parabolic mirror, parabolize, paraboloid, parabrake, parabulia, paracasein, paracel islands

Definition for parabolize (2 of 2)

parabolize 2
[ puh-rab-uh-lahyz ]
/ pəˈræb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), pa·rab·o·lized, pa·rab·o·liz·ing.

to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
Also especially British, pa·rab·o·lise.

Origin of parabolize

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First recorded in 1865–70; parabol(a) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM parabolize

pa·rab·o·li·za·tion, noun pa·rab·o·liz·er, noun

British Dictionary definitions for parabolize (1 of 2)

parabolize 1

parabolise

/ (pəˈræbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to explain by a parable

British Dictionary definitions for parabolize (2 of 2)

parabolize 2

parabolise

/ (pəˈræbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to shape like a parabola or paraboloid

Derived forms of parabolize

parabolization or parabolisation, noun