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9 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
originEtymology tree English rugged Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ruggedize From rugged + -ize.
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