Home › Words › P › perfectionizeperfectionizeperfectionize means to bring to perfection; to perfect.EtymologyFrom perfection + -ize.verbTo bring to perfection; to perfect.e.g.“A solitary life is not the atmosphere to perfectionize any virtue.” — 1854, Harriet Parr, Maude Talbot, by Holme Lee, volume 2, page 106:To be a perfectionist.e.g.“Don't obsess or perfectionize! The reality check is just that, and you have to get out there and get started.” — 2011, Arizona Center for Innovation, The Incubation Workbook, page 102:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).