academicize
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (transitive) To make academic; to turn or absorb into a formal academic subject. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.