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verb
To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To make opalescent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
replace or convert into opal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: opalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convert
verb
make opalescent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: opalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
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.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
