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ˈweatherize, v. U.S.
[f. weather n. + -ize.]
trans. To make weatherproof; spec. to render (a building) impervious to the effects of weather, by insulation, double-glazing, etc. Also ˈweatherized ppl. a.; ˈweatherizing vbl. n.; ˌweatheriˈzation.
1946Woman's Home Compan. Mar. 117/3 (Advt.), Weather-Bird Shoes for boys and girls are weatherized. 1946Collier's 9 Nov. 92 (Advt.), A brand-new portable [radio] with new weatherized case. 1976Laurel (Montana) Outlook 9 June 3/2 A project which could provide insulation and other weatherization materials... A coordinator for the Weatherizing program. 1977Time 4 Apr. 52/2 Plants and office buildings will have to be weatherized to prevent energy loss. 1980New Age (U.S.) Oct. 38/1 In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, people were so scared of freezing last winter that they dreamed up a program of door-to-door citizen action which was supposed to weatherize half their houses in five weeks. 1983Hyde Park (Chicago) Herald 6 July 21 The city's weatherization program makes it worthwhile. |