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metalize

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[met-l-ahyz] / ˈmɛt lˌaɪz /
Or metallize

verb (used with object)

metalized, metalizing
  1. to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.

  2. to cover or coat (a metal or nonmetal object or structure) with metal.


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Etymology

Origin of metalize

First recorded in 1585–95; metal + -ize

Example Sentences

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The soft-metal can be used to fix pots & pans, patch auto fenders, metalize baby shoes, fill holes in wood and plaster, etc., and dries hard enough in four hours to be drilled or sanded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Money, it is often said, does wonders, but "the most wonderful thing that it does is to metalize the human soul."

From Life and Conduct by Lees, J. Cameron

A July Research and Markets industry report notes that the largest end-uses for metalized films include food packaging, decoration, and cosmetics.

From Slate Dec. 28, 2018

Unfortunately for us, Armtec says its chaff is made of metalized glass fibers.

From Slate Dec. 28, 2018

Each bottle is hand-polished, features a metalized design with four French pewter labels and comes in a wooden lacquered box.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2015

His original design was fairly elaborate: two layers of metalized polyester and “all kinds of other stuff you don’t really need,” he said.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2015

The metal is duranium; it is metalized quartz.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry

And while the metalizing encases and, in one sense, preserves the organic matter by giving it durable form, it also transforms it.

From New York Times Oct. 12, 2021

At the time, Deigan was a sales manager for a metalizing company that manufactured products used for aerospace insulation.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2015

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