anodize

(an′ə dīz′)

to put a protective, often colored, oxide film on (a light metal) by an electrolytic process in which the metal serves as the anode

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transitive verb an·o·dized, an·o·diz·ing, an·o·diz·es

To coat (a metallic surface) electrolytically with a protective or decorative oxide.

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Origin: anod(e)

Origin: + -ize

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