metallize
/ˈmɛtəlaɪz/
metallize verb: to coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal.
Verb
metallize (third-person singular simple present metallizes, present participle metallizing, simple past and past participle metallized)
- To coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal.
- He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.1879, Th Du Moncel, The Telephone, the Microphone and the Phonograph, Harper, page 166
Forms of metallize
| third-person singular present | metallizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | metallizing |
| past participle | metallized |
| past | metallized |
| alternative form | metalize |
| alternative form | metallise |
| alternative form | metalise |
Origin of metallize
From metal + -ize.
Words formed from metallize
Questions about metallize
- What does metallize mean?
- Metallize means to coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal.
- What part of speech is metallize?
- Metallize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce metallize?
- Metallize is pronounced /ˈmɛtəlaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of metallize?
- The past tense of metallize is metallized.
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