transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing to pack (general cargo) into huge, standardized containers for more efficient shipment, as in transferring from one mode of transportation to another
containerize
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containerize
verb
con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·esverb
transitive- To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling.
- To adapt (an industry or shipping operation) to the use of such containers.
verb
intransitiveTo convert to the use of containerized cargo.
Related Forms:
- con·tain′er·i·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present containerizes, present participle containerizing, simple past and past participle containerized)
- to transport cargo in large, standard containers
- to modify a ship or industry to use such containers
Origin
container + -ize
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