Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marbleize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-bleize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (something) look like marble; to marble.

Transitive verb

verb

To come to look like marble; to marble.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"And later that evening, speeding along the marbleised esplanade towards the lights of Winter Wonderland, a machine voice can be heard emerging from some hidden grill."

Etymology

Etymology tree English marble 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 marbleize From marble + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

marbleizes (present, singular) marbleizing (participle, present) marbleized (participle, past) marbleized (past) marbelize (alternative) marbleise (alternative)

Derived Forms

marbleizer

Frequently Paired Words

marbelization marbleization

Synonyms

marbleise

Questions

What does marbleize mean?: To make (something) look like marble; to marble.
Where does marbleize come from?: Etymology tree English marble 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 marbleize From marble + -ize.

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