| 单词 | metalize |
| 释义 | metalize in American English (ˈmɛtəlˌaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmetalˌized or ˈmetalˌizing Also sp. ˈmetalˌlize1. to treat, cover, or impregnate with metal or a compound of metal 2. to make metallic metalize in American English (ˈmetlˌaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -ized, -izing Also: metallize1. to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to 2. to cover or coat (a metal or nonmetal object or structure) with metal Derived forms metalization noun Word origin [1585–95; metal + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: develop, keyhole, parallax, switch, titular-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)Definition of 'metalize' |
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