weatherize

verb

weath·​er·​ize ˈwe-t͟hə-ˌrīz 

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- 

noun

Examples of weatherize in a Sentence

We'll weatherize the cabin with insulation.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weatherize

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