perfectionize
verbEtymology From perfection + -ize.
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Archaic To bring to perfection; to perfect.
- A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue.1854, Harriet Parr, Maude Talbot, by Holme Lee, volume 2, page 106:
- After having made the first 4-5 bird sculptures the urge to perfectionize your sculptures will rapidly make itself felt.1985, Harry Hjortaa, How to Draw and Carve Birds, page 73:
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To be a perfectionist.
- Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started.2011, Arizona Center for Innovation, The Incubation Workbook, page 102: