agatize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To convert a living thing into the form of an agate; to fossilize. transitive
    — polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods from Arizona

词形变化

agatizes present,singular,third-person agatizing participle,present agatized participle,past agatized past

词源

Etymology tree
English agate
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English agatize
From agate + -ize.
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