Home › Words › C › cancerizecancerizecancerize means to make cancerous; to affect with cancer.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cancerize ranks #12,045 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cancer + -ize.verbTo make cancerous; to affect with cancer.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cancerate 77% match — To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous. vs cancerize →cancerization 77% match — transformation into a cancerous form vs cancerize →cancerized 77% match — Modified by a cancer vs cancerize →canceration 71% match — The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer. vs cancerize →cancered 67% match — Afflicted with cancer. vs cancerize →carcinize 65% match — Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution. vs cancerize →cationize 63% match — To treat with cations. vs cancerize →cancerous 62% match — Relating to or affected with cancer. vs cancerize →