"opalize" meaning in All languages combined

See opalize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: opalizes [present, singular, third-person], opalizing [participle, present], opalized [participle, past], opalized [past], opalise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English opal 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 opalize From opal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|opal|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English opal 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 opalize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "opalize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="opalize"> From opal + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} opalize (third-person singular simple present opalizes, present participle opalizing, simple past and past participle opalized)
  1. (transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form. Tags: transitive Translations (to convert into form of opal or chalcedony): kivettyä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opalize-en-verb-7klAcIU1 Disambiguation of 'to convert into form of opal or chalcedony': 97 3
  2. (transitive) To make opalescent. Tags: transitive Translations (to make opalescent): opalisoida [transitive] (Finnish), opalisoitua [intransitive] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opalize-en-verb-dgd-ddTw Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'to make opalescent': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: opalization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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