present participle of fragilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fragilize

(transitive) To make fragile.

comparative form of fragile: more fragile

(sociology) A range of defensive behaviours supposedly exhibited by white people in response to challenges to the unstable racial situation that gives them social privileges.

(informal) Short for fragile X syndrome.

A particular, genetic syndrome, caused by the excessive repetition of a particular trinucleotide.