gregarize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English gregarious

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 gregarize

From gregarious + -ize.

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Verb

gregarize (third-person singular simple present gregarizes, present participle gregarizing, simple past and past participle gregarized)

1. (biology) To make solitary insects etc. gregarious or transform them into a swarm due to rapid growth in population.

   Antonym: solitarize

Related terms

• aggregation
• gregarization