granitize
[ gran-i-tahyz ]
/ ˈgræn ɪˌtaɪz /
verb (used with object), gran·it·ized, gran·it·iz·ing.
to subject to granitization.
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Nearby words
- granite state,
- graniteware,
- granitic,
- granitite,
- granitization,
- granitoid,
- granité,
- granivorous,
- granja, la,
- granjon
Also especially British, gran·it·ise.
Origin of granitize
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