Vocab-ability Suffix–351 (__ize = do, make, [verb suffix]) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."

  1. Victimized:
    The burglar further victimized the owners of the house by stealing their laptops, the XBOX and all the kids' video games.

  2. Rationalize.
    Some politicians rationalize away some pretty monstrous things their own party gets away with but oddly enough, they hold the opposing party to a much higher standard.

  3. Harmonize.
    The singers were able to harmonize their voices nicely during the singing competition.

  4. Legalize.
    Cannabis surely should be legalized and decriminalized, as well as everyone who has been affected by this "prohibition", should be freed from jail/prison and have their records expunged.

  5. Colonize.
    The Colonization of America began with the explorations of the early European explorers, who traveled long distances to The New World from Spain, England, Portugal and Spain.

  6. Civilize.
    Europeans thought they were a lot more civilized than their Native American counterparts on the mainland of The New World.


Good work!

I'm a descendant of Europeans, and I realize that the European colonizers were, in many ways, barbarians.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1- A girl was victimized in an alley last night.
2- I tried to rationalize with my friend about global warming, without success.
3- I took the time to harmonize all the color of my home before starting to paint.
4- My country legalized weed a few months ago to fight criminal organizations.
5- The Portuguese colonized some country in Africa where some traditions are still present these days.
6- Some indigenous tribe resist be civilized to modern living ways.


Good work!

My country, Canada, legalized weed last year. It was high time. (Pun unintended)

haha. I'm from Canada too :)

Cool. Are you still in Canada now? I'm living in Thailand. For me, Canada's way toooo expensive. (Oh, and I haven't smoked weed in decades.)

Yes, I'm still there. It sure is way more expensive than Thailand but I find it hard to leave everything I know behind, who knows, maybe one day I will do the move myself.
For now, I enjoy travelling every chance I got. Thailand is been on my bucket list for a while now, maybe this year...

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Victimize:
    I believe most con-men are allured to victimize their counterparts.

  2. Rationalize:
    The doctor at the clinic had to rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behaviour.

  3. Harmonize:
    The colors on the portrait did not harmonize making it look ugly to the viewers.

  4. Legalize:
    Africa has started to legalize the growing of weed for medical reasons and assumptions.

  5. Colonize:
    There are high prospects that the winning team will colonize the stadium after the match.

  6. Civilize:
    The organisation's intent is to civilize all the children found wandering on the street.

My Vocab Practice

1.- A bad man, when he falls into the hands of the authorities or in the hands of people stronger than him, seeks to victimize himself so that they do not harm him.

2.- Many children find it difficult to rationalize certain behavior of their parents.

3.- How good it would be for man to harmonize with the nature that surrounds him.

4.- Every immigrant requires to legalize their personal documents in order to apply for a job in the country to which they are going.

5.-There are rulers who still live in the time of the colony, instead of fraternizing with the other governments, they only think about colonizing.

6.-The school of our time has a great job to do if it wants to civilize our children.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Most of the world's poor people are always victimized by their respective government.
  2. In order to rationalize his decision, the Pastor showed 'appreciation videos' he received from recipients of the church' charity.
  3. I hope the various tribes of African can harmonize someday, so that African as a continent can grow into her true potentials!
  4. Some countries have refuse to legalize same-sex marriage for reasons best known to them.
  5. It's seems like there is a strong negative correlation between colonization and emotional intelligence.
  6. Trying to make a hungry man civilize without first providing food is futile!


Good work! Onwards, Africa!!

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