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ebonize

[eb-uh-nahyz]

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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