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granitize

granitize verb: of sedimentary rock, to become granite through remelting and recooling.

Verb

granitize (third-person singular simple present granitizes, present participle granitizing, simple past and past participle granitized)

  1. (intransitive) Of sedimentary rock, to become granite through remelting and recooling.

Forms of granitize

third-person singular presentgranitizes
present participlegranitizing
past participlegranitized
pastgranitized
alternative formgranitise

Origin of granitize

From granite + -ize.

Questions about granitize

What does granitize mean?
Granitize means of sedimentary rock, to become granite through remelting and recooling.
What part of speech is granitize?
Granitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of granitize?
The past tense of granitize is granitized.

Words near granitize in the dictionary

  1. granitising
  2. granitite
  3. granitites
  4. granitization
  5. granitizations
  6. granitize
  7. granitized
  8. granitizes
  9. granitizing
  10. granitoid
  11. granitoids

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