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vac•u•um•ize
Pronunciation: (vak'yOO-mīz", -yOO-u-, -yu-), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to create a vacuum in.
2. vacuum (def. 11).
3. vacuum-pack.
Also, esp. Brit.,vac'u•um•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.