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to vitaminize

to vitaminize

7.7
To add vitamins to food to make it healthier
  • verb
  • /ˈvaɪtəˌmɪnaɪz/
translation icon : vitaminar
  • They vitaminized the cereal to improve its nutritional value.

Examples

  • Food manufacturers often vitaminize processed products to help address nutritional deficiencies.

  • Many breakfast cereals are vitaminized to improve their nutritional value.

  • The government launched a program to vitaminize common cooking oils.

  • We need to vitaminize this product for better health benefits.

  • Manufacturers often vitaminize their cereals to enhance their nutritional value.

  • The company decided to vitaminize its yogurt to cater to health-conscious consumers.

  • To improve children's diets, many schools vitaminize their meals with essential nutrients.

Synonyms

to fortify
vsto vitaminize
  • Specialized
8 3.9

Add vitamins to food or drink to make it healthier

adds only vitamins rather than other nutrients

How Enriched

to fortify
  • Specialized
8 3.9
to vitaminize
7.7
to enrich
85 3.9

Surface Forms

vitaminize infinitive
vitaminized past
vitaminized past participle
vitaminizing present participle
vitaminizes third person singular

Morphology

vitaminize = vitamin (transparent) = vitamin + ize

A regular, productive verb formation from the noun 'vitamin' with the suffix '-ize', meaning 'to add or treat with vitamins', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Vitaminize begins with vitamin, which comes from Latin vita, meaning 'life', and the ending -ize means 'to make'. So to vitaminize food is to add vitamins — to 'make' the food have more nutrients that help the body.