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ho·mol·o·gize

 (hə-mŏl′ə-jīz′, hō-)
tr.v. ho·mol·o·gized, ho·mol·o·giz·ing, ho·mol·o·giz·es
1. To make homologous.
2. To show to be homologous.
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homologize

(hɒˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz) or

homologise

vb
to be, show to be, or make homologous
hoˈmoloˌgizer, hoˈmoloˌgiser n
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ho•mol•o•gize

(həˈmɒl əˌdʒaɪz, hoʊ-)

v. -gized, -giz•ing. v.t.
1. to make or show to be homologous.
v.i.
2. to be homologous; correspond.
[1710–20]
ho•mol′o•giz`er, n.
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homologize


Past participle: homologized
Gerund: homologizing

Imperative
homologize
homologize
Present
I homologize
you homologize
he/she/it homologizes
we homologize
you homologize
they homologize
Preterite
I homologized
you homologized
he/she/it homologized
we homologized
you homologized
they homologized
Present Continuous
I am homologizing
you are homologizing
he/she/it is homologizing
we are homologizing
you are homologizing
they are homologizing
Present Perfect
I have homologized
you have homologized
he/she/it has homologized
we have homologized
you have homologized
they have homologized
Past Continuous
I was homologizing
you were homologizing
he/she/it was homologizing
we were homologizing
you were homologizing
they were homologizing
Past Perfect
I had homologized
you had homologized
he/she/it had homologized
we had homologized
you had homologized
they had homologized
Future
I will homologize
you will homologize
he/she/it will homologize
we will homologize
you will homologize
they will homologize
Future Perfect
I will have homologized
you will have homologized
he/she/it will have homologized
we will have homologized
you will have homologized
they will have homologized
Future Continuous
I will be homologizing
you will be homologizing
he/she/it will be homologizing
we will be homologizing
you will be homologizing
they will be homologizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been homologizing
you have been homologizing
he/she/it has been homologizing
we have been homologizing
you have been homologizing
they have been homologizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been homologizing
you will have been homologizing
he/she/it will have been homologizing
we will have been homologizing
you will have been homologizing
they will have been homologizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been homologizing
you had been homologizing
he/she/it had been homologizing
we had been homologizing
you had been homologizing
they had been homologizing
Conditional
I would homologize
you would homologize
he/she/it would homologize
we would homologize
you would homologize
they would homologize
Past Conditional
I would have homologized
you would have homologized
he/she/it would have homologized
we would have homologized
you would have homologized
they would have homologized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.homologize - be homologous; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs"
correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
2.homologize - make homologous
equalise, equalize, equate, equal, match - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
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References in periodicals archive ?
The space for nomadic subjects is very much needed as it exposes and mirrors the homologizing tendencies of the neoliberal publishing market, the previous generation of intellectuals and writers.
Hoese (1983) pointed out some of the difficulties in homologizing Sanzo's (1911) names with the papillae patterns he found in Indo-Pacific gobies, and proposed a revised nomenclature based on whether the bases of the papillae were longitudinally or vertically oriented with respect to the axis of the papilla row.
The innervation of the muscles that derived from the mandibular arch and the location of the motoneurons (located in the mandibular nerve) reflect their segmental origins and are reliable criteria for homologizing mandibular muscles among the craniates (Song & Boord).