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platinize
[ plat-n-ahyz ]
/ ˈplæt nˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), plat·i·nized, plat·i·niz·ing.
to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
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Also especially British, plat·i·nise .
Origin of platinize
First recorded in 1815–25; platin(um) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM platinize
plat·i·ni·za·tion, nounWords nearby platinize
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British Dictionary definitions for platinize
platinize
platinise
/ (ˈplætɪˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to coat with platinum
Derived forms of platinize
platinization or platinisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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