WINTERIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they winterize ... he / she / it winterizes

Past simple: winterized

Past participle: winterized

-ing form: winterizing

Meaning:

Prepare for winter

Example:

winterize your houses

Synonyms:

winterise; winterize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "winterize" is one way to...):

fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

summerize (prepare for summer)

Derivation:

winter (the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox)