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macadamize

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mac⋅ad⋅am⋅ize

  [muh-kad-uh-mahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
Also, especially British, mac⋅ad⋅am⋅ise.

Origin:
1815–25; macadam + -ize

Related forms:
mac⋅ad⋅am⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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mac·ad·am·ize   (mə-kād'ə-mīz')   
tr.v.   mac·ad·am·ized, mac·ad·am·iz·ing, mac·ad·am·iz·es
To construct or pave (a road) with macadam.
mac·ad'am·i·za'tion (-ə-mĭ-zā'shən) n., mac·ad'am·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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