EBONISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ebonise mean? 

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

1. stain black to make it look like ebony

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EBONISE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stain black to make it look like ebony

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ebonise; ebonize

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

stain (color with a liquid dye or tint)

Domain category:

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something