metallize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

metallize
    v 1: coat with metal [syn: {metalize}, {metallize}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Metallize \Met"al*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metallized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Metallizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]talliser.]
   To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.
   [R.]
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