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rubberize

American

[ruhb-uh-rahyz] / ˈrʌb əˌraɪz /

especially British, rubberise

verb (used with object)

rubberized, rubberizing

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

rubberize British

/ ˈrʌbəˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to coat or impregnate with rubber

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Etymology

Origin of rubberize

First recorded in 1910–15; rubber ¹ + -ize

Example Sentences

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Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr. said it is “odious” to disqualify the preschool from receiving a state grant to rubberize its playground simply because it is run by a Lutheran church.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2017

But Carrey doesn't need any cybernetics or silicon to rubberize his limbs.

From Time Magazine Archive

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