weatherize
weatherize verb: to protect a structure against damage by the weather.
Verb
weatherize (third-person singular simple present weatherizes, present participle weatherizing, simple past and past participle weatherized)
- To protect a structure against damage by the weather.
- We were interested in finding out if we could save money and, given the attention that weatherizing was starting to get, I figured it could also make for good column fodder.2009 November 18, David Leonhardt, “A Stimulus That Could Save Money”, in The New York Times
- The money will allow Illinois to triple the number of homes it weatherizes: it expects the stimulus money will pay to insulate, seal leaks, and add more energy-efficient equipment to some 26,933 homes of people with low incomes.2009 December 21, Michael Cooper, “Inadequate Oversight Cited in Weatherization Program”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- weatherproof
weatherize meaning in Tamil
weatherize in Tamil
- துணி வகையில் வானிலைக் காப்புடையதாக்கு
Examples of weatherize in a sentence
- The reality about wind turbines, however, is they regularly operate in frigid conditions and can be weatherized to perform in wintry extremes.2021 February 20, Mark Kaufman, “Why wind turbines thrive in Antarctica and places way colder than Texas”, in Mashable:
- State lawmakers replaced the entire ERCOT and PUC leadership in the months after the storm; the Legislature passed a law requiring power plants to weatherize.2024 February 27, Henry Gass, “Lights on, but trust off. Texas tries to rebuild confidence in grid.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Synonyms of weatherize
Forms of weatherize
| third-person singular present | weatherizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | weatherizing |
| past participle | weatherized |
| past | weatherized |
| alternative form | weatherise |
Origin of weatherize
From weather + -ize.
Questions about weatherize
- What does weatherize mean?
- Weatherize means to protect a structure against damage by the weather.
- What is weatherize in Tamil?
- Weatherize in Tamil is துணி வகையில் வானிலைக் காப்புடையதாக்கு. See Weatherize meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use weatherize in a sentence?
- The reality about wind turbines, however, is they regularly operate in frigid conditions and can be weatherized to perform in wintry extremes.
- What part of speech is weatherize?
- Weatherize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of weatherize?
- The past tense of weatherize is weatherized.
Words near weatherize in the dictionary
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