opalizev.

Brit.

/ˈəʊpəlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈoʊpəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– opalise, 1800s– opalize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < opal n. + -ize suffix. Compare French opaliser (1867 in reflexive use in sense 1; 1877 in sense 2). Compare opalized adj.

†1. intransitive. To show varying colours like an opal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)]

play1698

opalize1811

opalesce1819

iridesce1884

kaleidoscope1900

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 580 A coal..in which crimson, green, blue, and yellow, perfectly opalise or interchange; so that the substance has more splendour than even the noble opal.

2. transitive. To make iridescent like an opal; to make opaline or opalescent.

ΚΠ

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 99 Either not at all or only very slightly opalized by caustic ammonia.

1971 Man 6 651 The dichroic beads have been called ‘opalised through their long stay underground’.

2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 6 Apr. (Mag. section) m32 As the spreading light opalises the sky, a small crowd of the locals and tourists..celebrates the Resurrection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opalize
释义	opalizev. Brit. /ˈəʊpəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈoʊpəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– opalise, 1800s– opalize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < opal n. + -ize suffix. Compare French opaliser (1867 in reflexive use in sense 1; 1877 in sense 2). Compare opalized adj. †1. intransitive. To show varying colours like an opal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)] play1698 opalize1811 opalesce1819 iridesce1884 kaleidoscope1900 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 580 A coal..in which crimson, green, blue, and yellow, perfectly opalise or interchange; so that the substance has more splendour than even the noble opal. 2. transitive. To make iridescent like an opal; to make opaline or opalescent. ΚΠ 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 99 Either not at all or only very slightly opalized by caustic ammonia. 1971 Man 6 651 The dichroic beads have been called ‘opalised through their long stay underground’. 2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 6 Apr. (Mag. section) m32 As the spreading light opalises the sky, a small crowd of the locals and tourists..celebrates the Resurrection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1811
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