anodize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Present
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anodizesimple
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anodizessimple
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have anodizedperfect
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has anodizedperfect
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am anodizingprogressive
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are anodizingprogressive
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is anodizingprogressive
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have been anodizingperfect progressive
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has been anodizingperfect progressive
Past
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anodizedsimple
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had anodizedperfect
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was anodizingprogressive
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were anodizingprogressive
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had been anodizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of anodize
Example Sentences
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Black is the hardest color to anodize, so it comes directly from Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Time Corp., having found a way to anodize the aluminum cases on cheaper watches to make them resemble gold, was carving out a huge, low-price market with its Timex models.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ms Kalra plans to wear an anodized silver necklace with coins on it she bought from India over a white crop top with jean shorts for a "typical Coachella boho look".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2023
Equally tech cool, owners get a magnetically clasped anodized black aluminum case to place the earbuds for protection and charging.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2022
An anodized black misted finish reduces sun glare as well.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 3, 2019
The finish certainly screamed “premium,” but I’ll miss the rough, anodized aluminum frames of the older models.
From The Verge ● May 29, 2018
It was lined with crimson plush, and nestled in that passionate plush were an anodized aluminum cross and a Bible.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
The Permodize technique conforms to the specification for military grade anodizing.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 3, 2017
“No company in the world is finishing and anodizing to Apple’s level,” the product designer Greg Koenig has written.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2015
Interestingly, anodizing for some of the products is done on this side of the Pacific, rather than in Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not only does the brown anodizing stand out, the way it's cut is different from a lot of similar products.
From Time Magazine Archive
Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Head #4, an aluminum relief, called for seven processes of engraving, anodizing, lithography and lacquering.
From Time Magazine Archive
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