ep·i·the·li·al·ize 
(ĕp′ə-thēlē-ə-līz′) or ep·i·the·lize (-thēlīz)
(ĕp′ə-thēlē-ə-līz′) or ep·i·the·lize (-thēlīz)v. ep·i·the·li·al·ized, ep·i·the·li·al·iz·ing, ep·i·the·li·al·iz·es or ep·i·the·lized or ep·i·the·liz·ing or ep·i·the·liz·es
v.tr.
To cover (a wound, for example) with epithelial tissue.
v.intr.
To become covered with epithelial tissue.
ep′i·the′li·al·i·zation (-ə-lĭ-zāshən) n.