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laterize

laterize verb: to convert to laterite.

Verb

laterize (third-person singular simple present laterizes, present participle laterizing, simple past and past participle laterized)

  1. To convert to laterite.
    • Among the former quartz reefs are the most obvious,since they do not laterize and often stand out in bold relief from the red soil surrounding them.1921, Mining Magazine - Volume 25, page 376
    • Thirty percent of Vietnamese soil has the potential to laterize.1970, The Indochina Story: A Fully Documented Account, page 115

Forms of laterize

third-person singular presentlaterizes
present participlelaterizing
past participlelaterized
pastlaterized
alternative formlaterise

Words formed from laterize

Questions about laterize

What does laterize mean?
Laterize means to convert to laterite.
What part of speech is laterize?
Laterize is a verb.
What is the past tense of laterize?
The past tense of laterize is laterized.

Words near laterize in the dictionary

  1. lateriversion
  2. lateriversions
  3. laterizable
  4. laterization
  5. laterizations
  6. laterize
  7. laterized
  8. laterizes
  9. laterizing
  10. laterly
  11. laternulid

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