emerize

[ em-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈɛm əˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), em·er·ized, em·er·iz·ing.

to finish (fabric) with a cylinder covered with emery in order to make the raised nap even and give luster to the fabric.

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Also especially British, em·er·ise .

Origin of emerize

emer(y) + -ize

Words nearby emerize

emergicenter, emerging, emerging market, emerita, emeritus, emerize, emersed, emersion, Emerson, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, emery