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Meaning of "prodigalize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRODIGALIZE

prodigalize  [ˈprɒdɪɡəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRODIGALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prodigalize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb prodigalize in English.

WHAT DOES PRODIGALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prodigalize in the English dictionary

The definition of prodigalize in the dictionary is to spend lavishly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRODIGALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I prodigalize
you prodigalize
he/she/it prodigalizes
we prodigalize
you prodigalize
they prodigalize
Present continuous
I am prodigalizing
you are prodigalizing
he/she/it is prodigalizing
we are prodigalizing
you are prodigalizing
they are prodigalizing
Present perfect
I have prodigalized
you have prodigalized
he/she/it has prodigalized
we have prodigalized
you have prodigalized
they have prodigalized
Present perfect continuous
I have been prodigalizing
you have been prodigalizing
he/she/it has been prodigalizing
we have been prodigalizing
you have been prodigalizing
they have been prodigalizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I prodigalized
you prodigalized
he/she/it prodigalized
we prodigalized
you prodigalized
they prodigalized
Past continuous
I was prodigalizing
you were prodigalizing
he/she/it was prodigalizing
we were prodigalizing
you were prodigalizing
they were prodigalizing
Past perfect
I had prodigalized
you had prodigalized
he/she/it had prodigalized
we had prodigalized
you had prodigalized
they had prodigalized
Past perfect continuous
I had been prodigalizing
you had been prodigalizing
he/she/it had been prodigalizing
we had been prodigalizing
you had been prodigalizing
they had been prodigalizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will prodigalize
you will prodigalize
he/she/it will prodigalize
we will prodigalize
you will prodigalize
they will prodigalize
Future continuous
I will be prodigalizing
you will be prodigalizing
he/she/it will be prodigalizing
we will be prodigalizing
you will be prodigalizing
they will be prodigalizing
Future perfect
I will have prodigalized
you will have prodigalized
he/she/it will have prodigalized
we will have prodigalized
you will have prodigalized
they will have prodigalized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been prodigalizing
you will have been prodigalizing
he/she/it will have been prodigalizing
we will have been prodigalizing
you will have been prodigalizing
they will have been prodigalizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would prodigalize
you would prodigalize
he/she/it would prodigalize
we would prodigalize
you would prodigalize
they would prodigalize
Conditional continuous
I would be prodigalizing
you would be prodigalizing
he/she/it would be prodigalizing
we would be prodigalizing
you would be prodigalizing
they would be prodigalizing
Conditional perfect
I would have prodigalize
you would have prodigalize
he/she/it would have prodigalize
we would have prodigalize
you would have prodigalize
they would have prodigalize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been prodigalizing
you would have been prodigalizing
he/she/it would have been prodigalizing
we would have been prodigalizing
you would have been prodigalizing
they would have been prodigalizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you prodigalize
we let´s prodigalize
you prodigalize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to prodigalize
Past participle
prodigalized
Present Participle
prodigalizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRODIGALIZE


analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
capitalize
ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz
finalize
ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz
generalize
ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪz
illegalise
ɪˈliːɡəˌlaɪz
illegalize
ɪˈliːɡəˌlaɪz
initialize
ɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz
legalize
ˈliːɡəˌlaɪz
localize
ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz
neutralize
ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz
normalize
ˈnɔːməˌlaɪz
personalize
ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz
prodigalise
ˈprɒdɪɡəˌlaɪz
realise
ˈrɪəˌlaɪz
realize
ˈrɪəˌlaɪz
revitalize
riːˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz
socialize
ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪz
specialize
ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz
symbolize
ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz
visualize
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRODIGALIZE

prod
prod.
prodded
prodder
Proddie
prodding
Prodi
prodigal
prodigalise
prodigality
prodigally
prodigies
prodigiosity
prodigious
prodigiously
prodigiousness
prodigy
proditor
proditorious
proditory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRODIGALIZE

Belize
compartmentalize
conceptualize
contextualize
crystalize
decentralize
decriminalize
demoralize
equalize
formalize
globalize
idealize
immortalize
marginalize
materialize
nationalize
naturalize
penalize
rationalize
vandalize
virtualize

Synonyms and antonyms of prodigalize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prodigalize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRODIGALIZE

Find out the translation of prodigalize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prodigalize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prodigalize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prodigalize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prodigalize
570 millions of speakers

English

prodigalize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prodigalize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

prodigalize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

prodigalize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prodigalize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prodigalize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prodigalize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sia-sia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prodigalize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

prodigalize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prodigalize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngilangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prodigalize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prodigalize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाजाळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

israf etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prodigalize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prodigalize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

prodigalize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prodigalize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prodigalize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prodigalize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prodigalize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prodigalize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prodigalize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODIGALIZE»

The term «prodigalize» is normally little used and occupies the 137.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODIGALIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prodigalize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prodigalize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prodigalize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRODIGALIZE»

Discover the use of prodigalize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prodigalize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... scat- tergood, spender, squanderer, unthrift, waster, wastethrift, wastrel prodigality n syn EXTRAVAGANCE 2, extravagancy, lavish- ness, overdoing, squander, unthrift, waste, wastefulness ant parsimoniousness prodigalize vb syn WASTE 2, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
The Plimpton Press Year Book: An Exhibit of Versatility
... n. premise premise premise pretense pretense pretense pretence preterit preterit preterit preterite pretor pretor pretor praetor primigenia] primigenial primogenial primigenial prodigalize prodigalize prodigalize prodigalize program program ...
Plimpton Press, 1911
3
The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition; a Treatise ...
... pretor pretor primigenial primigenial primogenial primogenial prodigalize prodigalize prodigalize prodigalize program program programme programme proletariate proletariat proletariat proletariat prologuizer prologizer prologizer prologizer ...
Theodore Low De Vinne, 1902
4
The Bird
But, alas, was pain so useful as to render it necessary to prodigalize it? I feel it, I see it, I hear it everywhere. Not to hear it, to preserve the thread of my thoughts, I am forced to stop up my ears. All the activity of my soul would be suspended, my  ...
Jules Michelet, 1868
5
A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
Prodigalize, prod'e-ga-lize, v. n. To be extravagant in expenditure ; to play the prodigal ; to be guilty of extravagance. Prodigai.lt, prod'e-gal-le, ml. Profusely ; waste- fully ; extravagantly ; with wasteful abundance ; Mature not bounteous now, ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
6
A New Universal, Technological, Etymological, and ...
PRODIGALIZE, prod'e-ga-lize, ». n. To be extravagant in expenditure ; to play the prodigal ; to be guilty of extravagance. PRODIGALLY, prod'e-gal-le, ad. Profusely ; waste- folly; extravagantly; with wasteful abundance ; Nature not bounteous ...
John Craig, 1854
7
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
... profusion ; waste; &Zcesstve liberalitygsi-He that deedes covetousness, should notbe held an radversary to that opposeth 'prodigalityh Glzznaizze; '.' _ _\ To PRODIGALIZE, e. n. To play the prodigal ; to be' guilty of extravagance; Not in use.
John Wilkes, 1826
8
Autobiography of Rev. W.B. Godbey
If you had plenty of money it would be difficult for you to resist the temptation to luxuriate and prodigalize; if not to actually fall by dissipation and even debauchery, thus withering and blighting all your hopes of scholarship and usefulness.
W.B. Godbey
9
Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and ...
Epilogus." Part IV. The Ortckard of Repentance. Wherein is reported, the miseries of dice, the mischiefes of quarrelling, and the fall of prodigalize; wherein is discovered, the deceits of all sor let, of people; wherein is reported, the souden endes ...
Sir Egerton Brydges, 1807
10
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal
neighbour — to concentre, as a verb active — to prodigalize — to border, for to border on. We think that impatient of conquest cannot mean impatient to conquer. We don't like arriving to the things we have been in the habit of arriving at.
‎1837

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRODIGALIZE»

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Requiem for a Despot: the Death of Hugo Chavez
Predictably, as he began running out of businesses to nationalize and other peoples' money to prodigalize, professionals fled the country, ... «American Thinker, Mar 13»

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