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CRETINIZE

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cre⋅tin⋅ize

  [kreet-n-ahyz or, especially Brit., kret-]
Use CRETINIZE in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make or become cretinous; cause (a person) to be incapable of normal intelligence or sound judgment.
Also, especially British, cre⋅tin⋅ise.

Origin:
1855–60; cretin + -ize
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