bacterize

bac·te·rize

 (băk′tə-rīz′)

tr.v. bac·te·rized, bac·te·riz·ing, bac·te·riz·es

To change the composition of (something) by means of bacterial action.

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bac′te·ri·za′tion (-rĭ-zā′shən) n.

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bacterize

(ˈbæktəˌraɪz) or

bacterise

vb (tr)

to subject to bacterial action

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bac•te•rize

(ˈbæk təˌraɪz)

v.t. -rized, -riz•ing.

to change in composition by means of bacteria.

[1910–15]

bac`te•ri•za′tion, n.

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Verb

1.

bacterize - subject to the action of bacteria bacterise subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

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