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agatize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aga-tize
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English agate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English agatize From agate + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

agatizes (present, singular) agatizing (participle, present) agatized (participle, past) agatized (past)

Questions

What does agatize mean?
To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.
Where does agatize come from?
Etymology tree English agate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English agatize From agate + -ize.

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