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verb
To equip an electronic circuit or device with transistors, especially to convert a device using an older technology to the use of transistors, particularly to make it smaller or more portable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: transistorise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
Etymology tree English transistor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English transistorize From transistor + -ize.
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