arborize
|ar-bor-ize|
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/ˈɑr.bə.raɪz/
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/ˈɑː.bə.raɪz/
to make into or form trees/branches
Etymology
'arborize' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'arbor', where 'arbor' meant 'tree', combined with the suffix '-ize' (from Greek '-izein' via Latin) meaning 'to make or to become'.
'arbor' in Latin yielded Late Latin/New Latin formations such as 'arborizare' and through Modern English word-formation with the suffix '-ize' eventually produced the English verb 'arborize'.
Initially it referred plainly to 'relating to trees' via the root 'arbor', and over time it took the verbal sense 'to make into or provide with trees' and the related sense 'to form branches'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to plant with trees; to make (an area) wooded or to provide with trees.
They plan to arborize the roadside to provide shade and reduce erosion.
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Verb 2
to form branches or a branched structure; to become branched (used of biological structures or patterns).
Under the microscope the fungal hyphae arborize extensively.
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Last updated: 2025/10/03 07:38