simonize
simonize verb: to polish to a high sheen with a wax-like substance.
Verb
simonize (third-person singular simple present simonizes, present participle simonizing, simple past and past participle simonized)
- To polish to a high sheen with a wax-like substance.
- Remember those days? The way Biff used to simonize that car? The dealer refused to believe there was eighty thousand miles on it.1949, Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
- Night after night I had to play rummy with Dr. Lutz, and on Sundays I helped him to watch and simonize his Auburn.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 73
Forms of simonize
| third-person singular present | simonizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | simonizing |
| past participle | simonized |
| past | simonized |
Origin of simonize
From Simoniz, a commercial polish (named after the company founder, George Simons), + -ize.
Questions about simonize
- What does simonize mean?
- Simonize means to polish to a high sheen with a wax-like substance.
- What part of speech is simonize?
- Simonize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of simonize?
- The past tense of simonize is simonized.
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