Definition of Patinize

1. Verb. Coat with a patina.

Exact synonyms: Patinate, Patinise
Generic synonyms: Coat, Surface
Derivative terms: Patina, Patina

Definition of Patinize

1. to patinate [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] - See also: patinate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patinize

patina
patinae
patinaed
patinas
patinate
patinated
patinates
patinating
patination
patinations
patine
patined
patines
patining
patinise
patinize
patinized
patinizes
patinizing
patins
patio
patio chair
patio door
patio doors
patioed
patiolike
patios
patisserie
patisseries
patissier

Literary usage of Patinize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electro-deposition of Metals: A Practical, Comprehensive Work Comprising by Georg Langbein (1920)
"... the latter being most readily formed upon bronze, while copper and brass are more difficult to patinize; alloys containing arsenic easily turn black. ..."

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