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nec•ro•tize
(nek′rə tīz′),USA pronunciation v., -tized, -tiz•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
v.i.
- Medicineto undergo necrosis.
v.t.
- Medicineto cause necrosis in (a tissue, an organ, etc.).
- necrot(ic) + -ize 1870–75