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verb
To make uniform; to make the same throughout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To carry out a process of uniformization, by which a multiple-valued function on a Riemann surface is converted to a single-valued function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
make uniform
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uniformise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology tree English uniform 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 uniformize From uniform + -ize.
Across languages
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