metallize

[ met-l-ahyz ]

/ ˈmɛt lˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), met·al·lized, met·al·liz·ing.

metalize.

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Also especially British, met·al·lise .

OTHER WORDS FROM metallize

met·al·li·za·tion, noun

Words nearby metallize

metallic wood-boring beetle, metallide, metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallocene, metalloenzyme, metallograph, metallography

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British Dictionary definitions for metallize

metallize

metallise or US metalize

/ (ˈmɛtəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make metallic or to coat or treat with metal

Derived forms of metallize

metallization, metallisation or US metalization, noun

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