ICONIZE

Etymology

Verb

iconize (third-person singular simple present iconizes, present participle iconizing, simple past and past participle iconized)

(transitive) To form an image or likeness of someone.

(transitive, GUI) To minimize a window on a personal computer screen, replacing it with a representative icon.

Source: Wiktionary


I"con*ize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To form an image or likeness of. [R.] Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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