marbleize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English marble 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 marbleize From marble + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make (something) look like marble; to marble.
And later that evening, speeding along the marbleised esplanade towards the lights of Winter Wonderland, a machine voice can be heard emerging from some hidden grill.
2022 November 27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian:
- (intransitive) To come to look like marble; to marble.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marbleise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| marbleizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| marbleizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| marbleized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| marbleized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| marbelize | alternative | lexicographic |