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BOTANIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does botanize mean? 

BOTANIZE (verb)
  The verb BOTANIZE has 1 sense:

1. collect and study plantsplay

  Familiarity information: BOTANIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOTANIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they botanize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it botanizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: botanized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: botanized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: botanizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Collect and study plants

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

botanise; botanize

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

analyse; analyze; break down; dissect; take apart (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

botany (the branch of biology that studies plants)


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