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1. anthropologize, v. View full entry 1939
...trans. To explain, treat, or study anthropologically....
2. bond, v. View full entry 1700
...trans....
3. contextualize, v. View full entry 1934
...trans. To place in, or treat as part of, a context; spec. to study (phonemes, words, etc.) in contexts....
4. co-sleep, v. View full entry 1966
...intr. To sleep in the same bed or room as a member of one's family of another generation (usually used of a parent and child). Freq. with with....
5. decontextualize, v. View full entry 1977
...trans. To study or treat (something) in isolation from its context, to take out of context....
6. disadˈvantage, v. View full entry ?c1550
...trans. To cause disadvantage to; to place in an unfavourable position; to affect unfavourably....
7. mass-observe, v. View full entry 1970
...trans. To observe (a person or people) in the context of mass observation....
8. mobilize, v.1 View full entry 1838
...trans. To render (an individual or group of individuals) active or capable of action; (Sociol. and Polit.) to enable or incite (a number or group of individuals)...
9. nuclearize, v. View full entry 1956
...trans. To equip (an army, country, etc.) with nuclear weapons....
10. overidentify, v. View full entry 1945
...trans. (in pass.). To identify with someone or something else to an excessive degree, esp. to the detriment of one's individuality or objectivity. Also (occas.) intr....
11. routinize, v. View full entry 1841
...trans. To subject to routine; to impose routine on (something previously less systematized or controlled); to make routine in character or operation. Also intr. with passive meaning....
12. sacralize, v. View full entry 1933
...To endow with sacred significance (freq. through ritual); to set apart from ordinary life or use as sacred....
13. segment, v. View full entry 1859
...trans. To subject to the process of segmentation or division and multiplication of cells; to produce (new cells) by this process....
14. socialize, v. View full entry 1743
...trans.poet. To court or desire (a state or quality). Obs.rare....
15. sociologize, v. View full entry 1851
...intr. To study sociology or social questions; to theorize, speculate, or reason sociologically....
16. survey, v. View full entry 1467-8
...trans. To examine and ascertain the condition, situation, or value of, formally or officially, e.g. the boundaries, tenure, value, etc. of an estate, a building or structure, accounts, or the like;...
