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# How to pronounce "carcinize" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kærsɪnæɪz/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **car·ci·nize**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.
  - *Example*: "partially carcinized"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "carcinize" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "crabs all over the place. One hypothesis is that the cycloids got outcompeted -- out-carcinized, out crabbed -- by both the crabs and “crabs” we know today! Thanks Thought Bubble! Convergent evolution pops up when a similar solution works in different environments for different lineages."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C118ADYpEqo&t=431s)

### Example 2
> "Squat lobsters themselves are considered by some researchers to be half-carcinized."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oT6ER8tmjI&t=278s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [crabbify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/crabbify)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "carcinize" correctly?
"carcinize" is pronounced `/kærsɪnæɪz/`. Syllable breakdown: **car·ci·nize**.

### What does "carcinize" mean in context?
Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.

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