academicize

ac·a·dem·i·cize

[ak-uh-dem-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with object), ac·a·dem·i·cized, ac·a·dem·i·ciz·ing.
Also, especially British, ac·a·dem·i·cise.


Origin:
academic + -ize

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