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bot·a·nize

 (bŏt′n-īz′)
v. bot·a·nized, bot·a·niz·ing, bot·a·niz·es
v.intr.
1. To collect plants for scientific study.
2. To investigate or study plants scientifically.
v.tr.
To investigate or explore the plant life of (a region).

bot′a·niz′er n.
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botanize

(ˈbɒtəˌnaɪz) or

botanise

vb
1. (Botany) (intr) to collect or study plants
2. (Botany) (tr) to explore and study the plants in (an area or region)
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bot•a•nize

(ˈbɒt nˌaɪz)

v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.i.
1. to study plants or plant life.
2. to collect plants for study.
v.t.
3. to explore botanically; study the plant life of.
[1760–70; < New Latin < Greek]
bot′a•niz`er, n.
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botanize


Past participle: botanized
Gerund: botanizing

Imperative
botanize
botanize
Present
I botanize
you botanize
he/she/it botanizes
we botanize
you botanize
they botanize
Preterite
I botanized
you botanized
he/she/it botanized
we botanized
you botanized
they botanized
Present Continuous
I am botanizing
you are botanizing
he/she/it is botanizing
we are botanizing
you are botanizing
they are botanizing
Present Perfect
I have botanized
you have botanized
he/she/it has botanized
we have botanized
you have botanized
they have botanized
Past Continuous
I was botanizing
you were botanizing
he/she/it was botanizing
we were botanizing
you were botanizing
they were botanizing
Past Perfect
I had botanized
you had botanized
he/she/it had botanized
we had botanized
you had botanized
they had botanized
Future
I will botanize
you will botanize
he/she/it will botanize
we will botanize
you will botanize
they will botanize
Future Perfect
I will have botanized
you will have botanized
he/she/it will have botanized
we will have botanized
you will have botanized
they will have botanized
Future Continuous
I will be botanizing
you will be botanizing
he/she/it will be botanizing
we will be botanizing
you will be botanizing
they will be botanizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been botanizing
you have been botanizing
he/she/it has been botanizing
we have been botanizing
you have been botanizing
they have been botanizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been botanizing
you will have been botanizing
he/she/it will have been botanizing
we will have been botanizing
you will have been botanizing
they will have been botanizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been botanizing
you had been botanizing
he/she/it had been botanizing
we had been botanizing
you had been botanizing
they had been botanizing
Conditional
I would botanize
you would botanize
he/she/it would botanize
we would botanize
you would botanize
they would botanize
Past Conditional
I would have botanized
you would have botanized
he/she/it would have botanized
we would have botanized
you would have botanized
they would have botanized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.botanize - collect and study plants
analyze, break down, dissect, take apart, analyse - make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
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Translations
botanisere

botanize

[ˈbɒtənaɪz] VIherborizar
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