单词 | iridize |
释义 | iridize in British English or iridise (ˈaɪrɪˌdaɪz, ˈɪrɪˌdaɪz) verb (transitive) 1. Also: irisate to make iridescent 2. to tip or cover with iridium iridize in American English (ˈirɪˌdaiz, ˈairɪ-) transitive verbWord forms: -dized, -dizing to cover with iridium Also esp Brit iridise Derived forms iridization noun Word origin [1860–65; irid- + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, pop-up, prep, raider, trade name-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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