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saturnize, v.|ˈsætənaɪz| [f. Saturn + -ize.] †1. trans. To combine or impregnate with lead.
1694Salmon Bate's Dispens. (1713) 477/1 Nitrum Saturnisatum, Nitre saturnised, or with Lead. 2. nonce-use. To castrate.[In allusion to the mutilation of Saturn by Jupiter.] 1829Landor Imag. Conv., Lucian & Timoth. Wks. 1853 II. 18/2 My grandfather..likes no horses but what are Saturnized. |