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conservatize

verb con·ser·va·tize \ kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtīz \

Definition of conservatize

conservatized; conservatizing
intransitive verb
: to grow conservative
transitive verb
: to make conservative

First Known Use of conservatize

1849

in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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