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