accurize

transitive verb

ac·​cu·​rize

variants also British accurise

ˈa-kyə-ˌrīz 

accurized; accurizing; accurizes

: to improve the accuracy of (a gun)

And then the next customer through the door will be the guy who wants you to accurize his Raven 25 because he can't hit a target at 50 yards.

—Arthur J. Hunt, Sr., American Gunsmith, June 2008

Word History

Etymology

accur(ate) + -ize

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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