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maderize

maderize verb: to oxidize.

Verb

maderize (third-person singular simple present maderizes, present participle maderizing, simple past and past participle maderized)

  1. To oxidize.
    Synonyms:
    sherrify

Synonyms of maderize

Forms of maderize

third-person singular presentmaderizes
present participlemaderizing
past participlemaderized
pastmaderized

Origin of maderize

From French madériser, from Madeira, as the wines are oxidized.

Questions about maderize

What does maderize mean?
Maderize means to oxidize.
What part of speech is maderize?
Maderize is a verb.
What is the past tense of maderize?
The past tense of maderize is maderized.

Words near maderize in the dictionary

  1. maderised
  2. maderises
  3. maderising
  4. Maderism
  5. maderization
  6. maderize
  7. maderized
  8. maderizes
  9. maderizing
  10. Madero
  11. Maderos

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