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amberize

amberize verb: to preserve indefinitely, as if encased in amber.

Verb

amberize (third-person singular simple present amberizes, present participle amberizing, simple past and past participle amberized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To preserve indefinitely, as if encased in amber.
    • Near-synonym: immortalize
    • The midnight scene in the little chapel where Newman made his confession is a scene for those only who can see high color in human adventures, and only those who amberize in verse the tragic beauty of this world, can appreciate the sight of Newman […]1927, George J. Donahue, John Henry, cardinal Newman, page 78
    Synonyms:
    immortalize

Synonyms of amberize

Forms of amberize

third-person singular presentamberizes
present participleamberizing
past participleamberized
pastamberized

Questions about amberize

What does amberize mean?
Amberize means to preserve indefinitely, as if encased in amber.
What part of speech is amberize?
Amberize is a verb.
What is the past tense of amberize?
The past tense of amberize is amberized.

Words near amberize in the dictionary

  1. Amberina
  2. amberine
  3. ambering
  4. amberish
  5. amberite
  6. amberize
  7. amberized
  8. amberizes
  9. amberizing
  10. amberjack
  11. amberjacks

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