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economize
Overview of verb economize
The verb economize has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) conserve, husband, economize, economise -- (use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit")
2. save, economize, economise -- (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now")
Grep of noun economize
economizer
Antonyms of verb economize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> save, preserve
=> keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> retrench
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
=> tighten one's belt
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> save, preserve
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
=> spend, expend, drop
'Cause To' of verb economize
Derived Forms of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
RELATED TO>(noun) economizer#1
=> economizer, economiser
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#2
=> economy
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#3
=> economy, thriftiness
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#4
=> economy, saving
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
RELATED TO>(noun) economizer#1
=> economizer, economiser
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#2
=> economy
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#3
=> economy, thriftiness
RELATED TO>(noun) economy#4
=> economy, saving
Domain of verb economize
Domain Terms of verb economize
Familiarity of verb economize
economize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb economize
2 senses of economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
> save, preserve
=> record, enter, put down
=> conserve, husband, economize, economise
Sense 2
save, economize, economise
> spend, expend, drop
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> afford
=> blow
=> wanton, wanton away, trifle away
=> underspend
=> misspend
=> penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
=> invest, put, commit, place
=> save, economize, economise
=> lay out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb economize
Sense 1
conserve, husband, economize, economise
=> save, preserve
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Sense 2
save, economize, economise
=> spend, expend, drop
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Grep of verb economize
economize
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