rubberize

[ ruhb-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈrʌb əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), rub·ber·ized, rub·ber·iz·ing.

to coat or impregnate with rubber or some preparation of it.

Nearby words

rubber-bulb syringe, rubber-chicken circuit, rubber-faced, rubber-stamp, rubberbanding, rubberize, rubberman disease, rubberneck, rubbers, rubbery, rubbia

Also especially British, rub·ber·ise.

Origin of rubberize

First recorded in 1910–15; rubber¹ + -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for rubberize

rubberize

rubberise

/ (ˈrʌbəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to coat or impregnate with rubber

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