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metallicize

American  
[muh-tal-uh-sahyz] / məˈtæl əˌsaɪz /
especially British, metallicise

verb (used with object)

metallicized, metallicizing
  1. Electricity. to make (a circuit) thoroughly metallic, as by replacing a ground return with another wire.


Etymology

Origin of metallicize

metallic + -ize

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The title track rocks like metallicized Bob Seger, and “Bound for Glory” could almost be Thin Lizzy, with the guitars charging in tandem and the rhythmic punch.

From Slate May 28, 2013

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