Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-ize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of metallize.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal 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 metalize From metal + -ize.

Inflected Forms

metalizes (present, singular) metalizing (participle, present) metalized (participle, past) metalized (past)

Derived Forms

nonmetalized

Synonyms

metallize

Questions

What does metalize mean?: Alternative spelling of metallize.
Where does metalize come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal 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 metalize From metal + -ize.

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