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porphyrize

porphyrize verb: to cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

Verb

porphyrize (third-person singular simple present porphyrizes, present participle porphyrizing, simple past and past participle porphyrized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

Forms of porphyrize

third-person singular presentporphyrizes
present participleporphyrizing
past participleporphyrized
pastporphyrized

Origin of porphyrize

Compare French porphyriser.

Questions about porphyrize

What does porphyrize mean?
Porphyrize means to cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.
What part of speech is porphyrize?
Porphyrize is a verb.
What is the past tense of porphyrize?
The past tense of porphyrize is porphyrized.

Words near porphyrize in the dictionary

  1. porphyrite
  2. porphyrites
  3. porphyritic
  4. porphyrization
  5. porphyrizations
  6. porphyrize
  7. porphyrized
  8. porphyrizes
  9. porphyrizing
  10. porphyroblast
  11. porphyroblastic

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