Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chickenize

present participle of chickenize

(transitive) To make chicken-like or suitable for chickens. / (rare, idiomatic, transitive) To make (an industry or field of commerce) into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.

simple past tense and past participle of chickenize

(rare, idiomatic, of an industry or field of commerce) The process of chickenizing, making into a vertically and horizontally integrated industry.

(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

(uncountable) A mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.

A chicken for eating while it is still young. / (chiefly in negative constructions) A person who is still young.

(litotes) Said of a person who is no longer particularly young.

(medicine) A highly contagious airborne disease, caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV), resulting in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters.