单词 | platinize |
释义 | platinize in British English or platinise (ˈplætɪˌnaɪz) verb (transitive) to coat with platinum Derived forms platinization (ˌplatiniˈzation) or platinisation (ˌplatiniˈsation) noun platinize in American English (ˈplætənˌaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈplatiˌnized or ˈplatiˌnizing to coat or combine with platinum Derived forms platinization (ˌplatiniˈzation) noun platinize in American English (ˈplætnˌaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -nized, -nizing to coat or plate with metallic platinum Also esp Brit platinise Derived forms platinization noun Word origin [1815–25; platin(um) + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, artifact, heuristic, pullout, trolley-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) |
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