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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubberize

/ɹˈʌbɚˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rub-ber-ize
IPA
/ɹˈʌbɚˌaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To coat with rubber or a similar material.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English rubber 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 rubberize From rubber + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rubberizes (present, singular) rubberizing (participle, present) rubberized (participle, past) rubberized (past)

Derived Forms

rubberizer

Synonyms

rubberise rubber

Questions

How do you pronounce rubberize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈʌbɚˌaɪz/.
What does rubberize mean?
To coat with rubber or a similar material.
Where does rubberize come from?
Etymology tree English rubber 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 rubberize From rubber + -ize.

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