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EBONIZE
ebonize, ebonise
(verb) stain black to make it look like ebony
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ebonize (third-person singular simple present ebonizes, present participle ebonizing, simple past and past participle ebonized)
(transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony.
Source: Wiktionary
Eb"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ebonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebonizing.]
Definition: To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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