anodize

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: an=o=dize

CIDE DICTIONARY

anodize, v. 

 to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anodize, v.tr. (also -ise) coat (a metal, esp. aluminium) with a protective oxide layer by electrolysis.

Derivative

anodizer n.

Etymology

ANODE + -IZE

ROGET THESAURUS

anodize

Covering

VB cover, superpose, superimpose, overlay, overspread, wrap, encase, incase, face, case, veneer, pave, paper, tip, cap, bind, bulkhead, bulkhead in, clapboard, coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar, wash, besmear, bedaub, anoint, do over, gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash, parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch, endome, conceal, anodize, galvanize.