How Do You Spell PRODIGALIZES?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒdɪɡə͡lˌa͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

The word "prodigalizes" is spelled with the prefix "pro-" meaning "forward" and the root "prodigal" meaning "extravagantly wasteful." The suffix "-ize" is added to form a verb meaning "to make prodigal." The stress falls on the second syllable /ˈprɒdɪɡ əˌlaɪz/ with a short "o" sound in the first syllable and a long "i" sound in the second syllable. This word is not commonly used in everyday conversation and may be more commonly found in formal writing.

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Common Misspellings for PRODIGALIZES

  • orodigalizes
  • lrodigalizes
  • -rodigalizes
  • 0rodigalizes
  • peodigalizes
  • pdodigalizes
  • pfodigalizes
  • ptodigalizes
  • p5odigalizes
  • p4odigalizes
  • pridigalizes
  • prkdigalizes
  • prldigalizes
  • prpdigalizes
  • pr0digalizes
  • pr9digalizes
  • prosigalizes
  • proxigalizes
  • procigalizes

Etymology of PRODIGALIZES

The word prodigalizes is derived from the base word prodigalize which, in turn, is derived from the term prodigal. The term prodigal originated from the Latin word prodigus, which means wasteful or extravagant. In ancient Rome, prodigus referred to someone who was recklessly extravagant with their resources. The suffix -ize was later added to form the verb prodigalize, meaning to act in a prodigal or wasteful manner. Therefore, prodigalizes is the third person singular form of the verb prodigalize.