"melanize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: melanizes [present, singular, third-person], melanizing [participle, present], melanized [participle, past], melanized [past]
Etymology: From melanin + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|melanin|ize}} melanin + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} melanize (third-person singular simple present melanizes, present participle melanizing, simple past and past participle melanized)
  1. (transitive) To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in. Tags: transitive Synonyms: melanise Derived forms: hypermelanize, hypomelanize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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