METALLIZE

metalize, metallize

(verb) coat with metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

metallize (third-person singular simple present metallizes, present participle metallizing, simple past and past participle metallized)

To coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal.

Source: Wiktionary


Met"al*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metallized; p. pr. & vb. n. Metallizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. métalliser.]

Definition: To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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