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ebonizes

ebonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ebonize.

Meaning of ebonize

Verb

ebonize (third-person singular simple present ebonizes, present participle ebonizing, simple past and past participle ebonized)

  1. (transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony.
    • To ebonize, the table top is painted over several times with a strong solution of logwood, and when this is nearly dry the whole is brushed over with the iron vinegar...1884, Walter P. Manton, Beginnings with the Microscope: a Working Handbook Containing Simple Instructions in the Art and Method of Using the Microscope and Preparing Objects for Examination, page 58

Questions about ebonizes

What is ebonizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ebonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ebonize.

Words near ebonizes in the dictionary

  1. ebonite
  2. ebonites
  3. ebonization
  4. ebonize
  5. ebonized
  6. ebonizes
  7. ebonizing
  8. ebonly
  9. ebons
  10. ebontree
  11. ebony

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