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agatize

American  
[ag-uh-tahyz] / ˈæg əˌtaɪz /
especially British, agatise

verb (used with object)

agatized, agatizing
  1. to change into or make like agate.


Etymology

Origin of agatize

agate + -ize

Example Sentences

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We dug up an agatized root and dragged it home.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2018

The ruins of several ancient Indian pueblos are scattered about the park, nearly all of them built of logs of this richly colored, agatized wood.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

They last well, such people,--as well, almost, as agatized wood on museum shelves; and the most you can do for them is to keep them well dusted.

From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Jackson, Helen Hunt

The agatized wood is sometimes known by the Indian name of shinarump.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Wood agate, or agatized wood, is not infrequently found in Colorado, California and elsewhere in the West, the most notable locality being the famous ``silicified forest'' known as Chalcedony Park, in Apache county, Arizona.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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