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leatherizes

leatherizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leatherize.

Meaning of leatherize

Verb

leatherize (third-person singular simple present leatherizes, present participle leatherizing, simple past and past participle leatherized)

  1. (transitive) To make leathery.
    • Treatment by the x-ray does leatherize the tissues, producing a great deal of sclerotic tissue, and in that way is favorable.1908, Transactions of the Sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis, volume 3, page 59

Questions about leatherizes

What is leatherizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leatherizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leatherize.

Words near leatherizes in the dictionary

  1. leatheriness
  2. leathering
  3. leatherings
  4. leatherize
  5. leatherized
  6. leatherizes
  7. leatherizing
  8. leatherjack
  9. leatherjacket
  10. leatherjackets
  11. leatherjacks

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