ebonize,v.|ˈɛbənaɪz| [f. ebon-y + -ize.] trans. To make (furniture, etc.) look like ebony. Hence ˈebonizedppl. a. 1880Daily Tel. 27 Oct., Since black and gold is so fashionable in furniture, he might be agreeably ebonised and gilded.1879M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 313 Ebonised chairs.