mineralize

min·er·al·ize

transitive verb \ˈmin-rə-ˌlīz, ˈmi-nə-\

min·er·al·izedmin·er·al·iz·ing

Definition of MINERALIZE

1

: to transform (a metal) into an ore

2

a : to impregnate or supply with minerals or an inorganic compound

b : to convert into mineral or inorganic form

3

: petrify

— min·er·al·iz·able \ˌmin-rə-ˈlī-zə-bəl, ˌmi-nə-\ adjective

— min·er·al·i·za·tion \-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— min·er·al·iz·er \ˈmin-rə-ˌlī-zər, ˈmi-nə-\ noun

First Known Use of MINERALIZE

1655

Rhymes with MINERALIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

min·er·al·ize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

min·er·al·izedalso British ; min·er·al·ised; min·er·al·iz·ingalso British ; min·er·al·is·ing

Medical Definition of MINERALIZE

: to impregnate or supply with minerals or an inorganic compound

Variants of MINERALIZE

min·er·al·ize also British min·er·al·ise \ˈmin(-ə)-rə-ˌlīz\ (audio pronunciation)