metallize

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verb

met·​al·​lize ˈme-tə-ˌlīz 

variants or less commonly metalize

metallized also metalized; metallizing also metalizing

transitive verb

: to coat, treat, or combine with a metal

metallization

ˌme-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

metallization

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noun

met·​al·​li·​za·​tion

variants or less commonly metalization

ˌmetᵊlə̇ˈzāshən, 

-etᵊl-, 

-ᵊlˌīˈz-

plural -s

: the process of metallizing

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Middle French metalliser "to transform into metal," from Old French metallum " metal entry 1, material" + Middle French -iser -ize

First Known Use

Verb

1594, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metallize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies