academicize

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academicise

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsaɪz/

Verb edit

academicize (third-person singular simple present academicizes, present participle academicizing, simple past and past participle academicized)

(transitive) To make academic; to turn or absorb into a formal academic subject. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]^[1]

Derived terms edit

academicization

Translations edit

to make academic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 學術化／学术化 (xuéshùhuà)

References edit

^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

[SOED-1] Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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