- homologize
- homologize 1733, "to be homologous;" 1811, "to make homologous;" see HOMOLOGOUS (Cf. homologous) + -IZE (Cf. -ize). Related: Homologized; homologizing.
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Homologize — Ho*mol o*gize, v. t. (Biol.) To determine the homologies or structural relations of. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homologize — index coordinate, correspond (be equivalent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
homologize — (Amer.) v. make analogous; be analogous, be similar in function (also homologise) … English contemporary dictionary
homologize — [hō mäl′ə jīz΄, həmäl′ə jīz΄] vt. homologized, homologizing 1. to make homologous 2. to demonstrate homology in vi. to be homologous … English World dictionary
homologize — homologous ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the same relation, relative position, or structure. 2) Biology (of organs) similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin. DERIVATIVES homologize (also homologise) verb homology noun. ORIGIN Greek… … English terms dictionary
homologize — transitive verb ( gized; gizing) Date: 1811 1. to make homologous 2. to demonstrate the homology of • homologizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
homologize — homologizer, n. /heuh mol euh juyz , hoh /, v., homologized, homologizing. v.t. 1. to make or show to be homologous. v.i. 2. to be homologous; correspond. Also, esp. Brit., homologise. [1710 20; HOMOLOG(OUS) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
homologize — verb a) To make something homologous b) To become homologous … Wiktionary
homologize — ho·mol·o·gize also Brit ho·mol·o·gise hō mäl ə .jīz, hə vt, gized also Brit gised; giz·ing also Brit gis·ing 1) to make homologous 2) to demonstrate the homology of … Medical dictionary
homologize — ho·mol·o·gize … English syllables
