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anodize
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.For further exploring for "anodize" in Webster Dictionary Online