serialize

verb

se·​ri·​al·​ize ˈsir-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce serialize (audio)
serialized; serializing

transitive verb

: to arrange or publish in serial form
serialize a novel
serialization noun

Examples of serialize in a Sentence

Her story was serialized in the magazine.
Recent Examples on the Web Leicester gained the financial means to carry out his vision in 1962, when his book My Brother, Ernest Hemingway was serialized in Playboy magazine, one year after Ernest killed himself with a shotgun. Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024 And then there are ones that could be more highly serialized or play with the form. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024 Organized Crime, which is much more serialized than its fellow Law & Order shows, was initially set as a midseason entry in NBC’s 2023-24 schedule, before last year’s dual labor strikes pushed the entire franchise back. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024 The artist’s Dragon Ball manga series was later serialized in 1984, also making its debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for serialize 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of serialize was in 1852

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“Serialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serialize. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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serialize

verb
se·​ri·​al·​ize ˈsir-ē-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce serialize (audio)
serialized; serializing
: to arrange or publish in serial form

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