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met⋅ri⋅cize

[me-truh-sahyz]
–verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
1. to express in terms of the metric system.
2. Mathematics. metrize.
Also, especially British, met⋅ri⋅cise.


Origin:
1870–75; metric 1 + -ize
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metricise

verb
1. express in the metric system [syn: metricize
2. convert from a non-metric to the metric system [syn: metricize
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