verb
Meaning 1
To prepare (something) for winter weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: summerize
Standard Lemma guide
winterize
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verb
Meaning 2
To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not become cloudy in the winter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
prepare for winter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- winterize cars
- winterize your houses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: winterise
Antonyms: summerize
Broader terms: fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English winter 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 winterize From winter + -ize.