tolerizing
|tol-er-iz-ing|
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/ˈtɑl.əˌraɪz/
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/ˈtɒl.ə.raɪz/
(tolerize)
induce tolerance
Etymology
'tolerize' originates from English, formed from 'tolerate' + the suffix '-ize' (the suffix ultimately from Greek/Latin via French), where 'tolerate' ultimately comes from Latin 'tolerare' meaning 'to bear'.
'tolerize' developed by adding the productive English suffix '-ize' to the verb 'tolerate' (Middle English from Latin 'tolerare'); the specific verb form 'tolerize' arose in modern scientific usage (19th–20th century) to mean 'induce tolerance'.
Initially, Latin 'tolerare' meant 'to bear' and English 'tolerate' meant 'to endure or allow'; over time the derived scientific verb 'tolerize' came to mean specifically 'to induce tolerance' (often immunologically).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of inducing tolerance (gerund use of 'tolerize').
Tolerizing is being explored as a long-term strategy for some autoimmune diseases.
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Verb 1
to induce tolerance (especially in immunology); to make less responsive or nonreactive to a substance or stimulus.
Researchers are tolerizing mice to the allergen to study long-term immune responses.
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Adjective 1
causing or tending to cause tolerance; used to describe a treatment or mechanism that induces reduced responsiveness.
They tested a tolerizing vaccine strategy in early clinical trials.
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Last updated: 2025/09/29 03:28