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- verb transitive Alternative spelling of
ruggedize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
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Examples
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They had also needed to ruggedise the handsets and find holsters that held the handsets securely during foot chases.
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They had also needed to ruggedise the handsets and find holsters that held the handsets securely during foot chases.
bilby commented on the word ruggedise
"The green and white XO machine was designed specifically for children, was ruggedised to cope with conditions in developing nations and could be kept powered using a hand crank."
- 'One laptop project dealt big blow', BBC website, 4 Jan 2008.
January 5, 2008