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porcelainize

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por⋅ce⋅lain⋅ize

[pawr-suh-luh-nahyz, pohr-, pawrs-luh-, pohrs-]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.
Also, especially British, por⋅ce⋅lain⋅ise.


Origin:
1860–65; porcelain + -ize


por⋅ce⋅lain⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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porcelainize

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coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface 
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