agatize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English agate 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 agatize From agate + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize.
polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods from Arizona
1887 October, Popular Science, volume 31, number 46, page 859:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agatized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| agatized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| agatizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| agatizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |