homologize

[huh-mol-uh-jahyz, hoh-]

ho·mol·o·gize

[huh-mol-uh-jahyz, hoh-] verb, ho·mol·o·gized, ho·mol·o·giz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make or show to be homologous.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be homologous; correspond.

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So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to spend time idly; loaf.
Also, especially British, ho·mol·o·gise.


Origin:
1710–20; homolog(ous) + -ize

ho·mol·o·giz·er, noun
un·ho·mol·o·gized, adjective
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homologize or homologise (hɒˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz)
 
vb
to be, show to be, or make homologous
 
homologise or homologise
 
vb
 
ho'mologizer or homologise
 
n
 
ho'mologiser or homologise
 
n

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