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nomadize

[noh-ma-dahyz]

no·mad·ize

[noh-ma-dahyz] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to live in the manner of a nomad.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause (a person, tribe, etc.) to become nomadic.

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Nomadize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
Also, especially British, no·mad·ise.


Origin:
1790–1800; nomad + -ize
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nomadize or nomadise (ˈnəʊmædˌaɪz)
 
vb
1.  (intr) to live as nomads
2.  (tr) to make into nomads
3.  (tr) to people (a place) with nomads
 
nomadise or nomadise
 
vb

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