Anodize Definition
ănə-dīz
anodized, anodizes, anodizing
verb
anodized, anodizes, anodizing
To coat (a metallic surface) electrolytically with a protective or decorative oxide.
American Heritage
To put a protective, often colored, oxide film on (a light metal) by an electrolytic process in which the metal serves as the anode.
Webster's New World
To coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration.
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Origin of Anodize
anod(e) –ize
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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