tropicalize

[ trop-i-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈtrɒp ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), trop·i·cal·ized, trop·i·cal·iz·ing.

to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
to adapt or make suitable for use in tropical regions, especially in regard to protection against the destructive effects of moisture and fungi.
Also especially British, trop·i·cal·ise.

Origin of tropicalize

First recorded in 1880–85; tropical + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM tropicalize

trop·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby tropicalize

tropical splenomegaly syndrome, tropical sprue, tropical storm, tropical typhus, tropical year, tropicalize, tropicbird, tropine, tropism, tropo-, tropocollagen

British Dictionary definitions for tropicalised

tropicalize

tropicalise

/ (ˈtrɒpɪkəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to adapt to tropical use, temperatures, etc

Derived forms of tropicalize

tropicalization or tropicalisation, noun