Pronunciation: ' f ī -b ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1925
: to make or break down into fibers
– fi · ber · i · za · tion \ ˌ f ī -b( ə -)r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
Pronunciation: ' f ī -b ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1925
: to make or break down into fibers
– fi · ber · i · za · tion \ ˌ f ī -b( ə -)r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012