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opalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
opal-ize
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.

Transitive verb

verb

To make opalescent.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English opal 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 opalize From opal + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

opalizes (present, singular) opalizing (participle, present) opalized (participle, past) opalized (past) opalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

opalization

Synonyms

opalise

Questions

What does opalize mean?
To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
Where does opalize come from?
Etymology tree English opal 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 opalize From opal + -ize.

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