anodize
verb (used with object)
to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
anodized
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past participleof anodize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof anodize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
anodizeverb (used with object)to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
Example Sentences
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The space around him was decorated with the new car’s design elements, including samples of brass-effect anodized aluminum and “the impossible panel”—an aluminum body side shaped into five different planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
It added that “any fingerprints on the anodized aluminum surface must be removed quickly or over time the oils in the fingerprints can react with the surface and leave permanent, disfiguring, irreversible marks.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Most importantly, owners also get a magnetically clasped anodized black aluminum case to place the earbuds to protect and charge them.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
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
