Babelize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bā′bə līz′, bab′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ba•bel•ize  (bā′bə līz′, bab′ə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. (sometimes l.c.)
  1. to make a confusion of (customs, languages, usages, etc.);
    cause to be mixed or unintelligible;
    confound.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] Ba′bel•ise′. 
  • Babel + -ize 1590–1600
Ba′bel•i•za′tion, n. 

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