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desilverize

American  
[dee-sil-vuh-rahyz] / diˈsɪl vəˌraɪz /
especially British, desilverise

verb (used with object)

desilverized, desilverizing

  1. desilver.

Etymology

Origin of desilverize

First recorded in 1865–70; desilver + -ize

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