Definitions

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  • verb To become, or cause to become, casual; to become regarded casually
  • verb economics, chiefly UK To be converted from regular to casual labor

Etymologies

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casual +‎ -ize

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Examples

  • In some places where he used sequins, he veiled them with chiffon "just to casualize it," he said.

    Glamour Amid the Gloom Rachel Dodes 2010

  • In some places where he used sequins, he veiled them with chiffon "just to casualize it," he said.

    Glamour Amid the Gloom Rachel Dodes 2010

  • It is also a very useful glut for the managerial class within the university who aims to casualize the academic labor pool.

    Grad school and joint programs in a down economy Mary L. Dudziak 2009

  • There has been a strong effort in the last couple of decades, to casualize the home.

    The Formal Home 2006

  • There has been a strong effort in the last couple of decades, to casualize the home.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

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