weatherize

verb

weath·​er·​ize ˈwe-t͟hə-ˌrīz How to pronounce weatherize (audio)
weatherized; weatherizing

transitive verb

: to make (something, such as a house) better protected against winter weather (as by adding insulation)
weatherization
ˌwet͟h-rə-ˈzā-shən
ˌwe-t͟hə- How to pronounce weatherize (audio)
noun

Examples of weatherize in a Sentence

We'll weatherize the cabin with insulation.
Recent Examples on the Web Prior to DeWine’s announcement, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, who hopes to take over the governor’s office from DeWine next year, outlined a plan to use federal coronavirus relief money to expand programs to weatherize homes and help lower-income residents pay their heating bills. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2021 The bill also contains measures to create a job-generating Civilian Climate Corps; tax credits and grants for clean energy, renewables and electric vehicles; new polluter fees for methane and carbon; and consumer rebates to electrify and weatherize homes. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 14 Sep. 2021 Coppell operations and maintenance staff begin to weatherize buildings if freeze warnings are in effect, spokeswoman Amanda Simpson said. Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022 The bills would help Oregonians take advantage of various state and federal incentives and rebates to weatherize their homes, install electric heat pumps and other energy-efficient appliances. oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023 Texas has few and often no requirements for buildings and power plants to weatherize, instead relying on free-market established prices to provide the incentive for businesses to do so on their own. Timothy Puko, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021 But hundreds of households have been deferred this year because of damaged roofs that prevent insulation installed to weatherize a home from working. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2021 Local energy committees have been helping libraries install heat pumps and low-income families weatherize their homes. Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2022 Regulators are mapping the state’s electricity supply chain, and critical gas locations will be required to weatherize. Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weatherize was in 1943

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“Weatherize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weatherize. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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