macadamize

[muh-kad-uh-mahyz]

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verb (used with object), mac·ad·am·ized, mac·ad·am·iz·ing.

to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.

Also especially British, mac·ad·am·ise.

Origin of macadamize

First recorded in 1815–25; macadam + -ize

Related formsmac·ad·am·i·za·tion, nounun·mac·ad·am·ized, adjective

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Related Words for macadamize

surface, tile, brick, gravel, tar, flagstone, cobblestone, macadamize

British Dictionary definitions for macadamize

macadamize

macadamise

verb

(tr) to construct or surface (a road) with macadam

Derived Formsmacadamization or macadamisation, nounmacadamizer or macadamiser, noun

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Word Origin and History for macadamize

1826, from macadam + -ize. Related: Macadamized; macadamizing.