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NOMADIZE
Etymology
Verb
nomadize (third-person singular simple present nomadizes, present participle nomadizing, simple past and past participle nomadized)
(intransitive) To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage.
• W. Tooke
Anagrams
• Omanized
Source: Wiktionary
Nom"ad*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nomadized; p. pr. & vb. n. Nomadizing.]
Definition: To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage. The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga. W. Tooke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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