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ebonize

[eb-uh-nahyz]
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verb (used with object), eb·on·ized, eb·on·iz·ing.
  1. to stain or finish black in imitation of ebony.
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Also especially British, eb·on·ise.

Origin of ebonize

First recorded in 1875–80; ebon(y) + -ize
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Related Words for ebonize

blot, smudge, soil, befoul, shade, deepen, cloud, begrime, ink, ebonize
British Dictionary definitions for ebonize

ebonize

ebonise

verb
  1. (tr) to stain or otherwise finish in imitation of ebony
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