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virtualize.

To run a program in virtual storage.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz//ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/
  1. To run a program in virtual storage.

    transitive
  2. To simulate (or make virtual) some effect or condition on a computer.

    transitive
  3. To make or conform to a virtual reality.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English virtual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English virtualize From virtual + -ize.

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