asbestify
asbestify verb: to convert into asbestos or into a mixture containing asbestos.
Verb
asbestify (third-person singular simple present asbestifies, present participle asbestifying, simple past and past participle asbestified)
- To convert into asbestos or into a mixture containing asbestos.
- The connecting rod bearings are brass backed and asbestified and have four bolts, insuring rigidity and providing a wider margin of safety.1918, Motor World for Jobbers, Dealers and Garagemen, volume 55, page 35, column 2
- No attempt has been made to strip the south contact of the peridotite between these two points, so that it is not known whether there is a continuous band of asbestified rock along the south contact of the peridotite.1919, Geological Survey of Canada, Memoirs, page 40
Forms of asbestify
| third-person singular present | asbestifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | asbestifying |
| past participle | asbestified |
| past | asbestified |
Origin of asbestify
From asbestos + -ify.
Questions about asbestify
- What does asbestify mean?
- Asbestify means to convert into asbestos or into a mixture containing asbestos.
- What part of speech is asbestify?
- Asbestify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of asbestify?
- The past tense of asbestify is asbestified.
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