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[
plat
-n-ahyz
]
plat·i·nize
/
ˈplæt
nˌaɪz
/
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plat
-n-ahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
-nized,
-niz·ing.
to coat or plate with metallic
platinum
.
Also,
especially British
,
plat·i·nise
.
Origin:
1815–25;
platin(um)
+
-ize
Related forms
plat·i·ni·za·tion,
noun
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to spend time idly; loaf.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
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platinize
or
platinise
(ˈplætɪˌnaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to coat with platinum
platinise
or
platinise
—
vb
platini'zation
or
platinise
—
n
platini'sation
or
platinise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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