severalize

Other forms of severalize

past tense

severalized·

present participle

severalizing·

third person

severalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about severalize

What does severalize mean?

severalize means "distinguish or separate". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in severalize?

severalize has 4 syllables and divides as se-ve-ra-lize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for severalize?

Close synonyms include severalise, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is severalize a common word?

severalize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.