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asbestosize

asbestosize verb: to introduce the use of asbestos to.

Verb

asbestosize (third-person singular simple present asbestosizes, present participle asbestosizing, simple past and past participle asbestosized)

  1. To introduce the use of asbestos to.
    • J-M Service aims to “asbestosize” housekeeping; just as in manufacturing and the industries it has made asbestos universally known and used.1915, Dry Goods Economist, volume 69
    • The Navy, besides switch boards and packings, uses quite large quantities of fibrous paints, roofing cements, asbestos floor coverings, asbestos shingles, pipe coverings, millboards and high temperature cements and asbestos brake linings; in fact, the Navy is becoming asbestosized almost completely.1931, Transactions of the Geological Survey of South Africa, volume 33, page 10

Forms of asbestosize

third-person singular presentasbestosizes
present participleasbestosizing
past participleasbestosized
pastasbestosized

Origin of asbestosize

From asbestos + -ize.

Questions about asbestosize

What does asbestosize mean?
Asbestosize means to introduce the use of asbestos to.
What part of speech is asbestosize?
Asbestosize is a verb.
What is the past tense of asbestosize?
The past tense of asbestosize is asbestosized.

Words near asbestosize in the dictionary

  1. asbestosed
  2. asbestoses
  3. asbestosing
  4. asbestosis
  5. asbestosization
  6. asbestosize
  7. asbestosized
  8. asbestosizes
  9. asbestosizing
  10. asbestosless
  11. asbestoslike

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