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fragilize

verb

Etymology

From fragile + -ize.

  1. derived from fragilis
  2. borrowed from fragile
  3. suffixed as fragilize — “fragile + ize”

Definitions

  1. To make fragile.

    • It is a pluralist world, in which many forms of belief and unbelief jostle, and hence fragilize each other.
    • Republicans have been good at fragilizing large corporations through bailouts, and Democrats have been good at fragilizing the government.
    • Osteoporosis is a generalized skeletal disease classified as an osteopenic fragilizing osteopathy that predisposes individuals to a greater risk of fracture.

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