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BREATHALYZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breathalyze mean? 

BREATHALYZE (verb)
  The verb BREATHALYZE has 1 sense:

1. test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzerplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BREATHALYZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they breathalyze  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it breathalyzes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: breathalyzed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: breathalyzed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: breathalyzing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

breathalyse; breathalyze

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

check (make an examination or investigation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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