ANODIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anodize mean? 

• ANODIZE (verb)
  The verb ANODIZE has 1 sense:

1. coat a metal with an oxide coat

  Familiarity information: ANODIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANODIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they anodize    ... he / she / it anodizes   
Past simple: anodized   
Past participle: anodized   
-ing form: anodizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coat a metal with an oxide coat

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

anodise; anodize

Hypernyms (to "anodize" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something