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ebonise
eb·on·ize
/
ˈɛb
əˌnaɪz
/
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-
uh
-nahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
eb·on·ized,
eb·on·iz·ing.
to stain or finish black in imitation of
ebony
.
Also,
especially British,
eb·on·ise.
Origin:
1875–80;
ebon(y)
+
-ize
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ebonize
or
ebonise
(ˈɛbəˌnaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to stain or otherwise finish in imitation of ebony
ebonise
or
ebonise
—
vb
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ebonize
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ebonise
(ˈɛbəˌnaɪz)
—
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(
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ebonise
—
vb
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