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met•al•ize
Pronunciation: (met'l-īz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
2. to cover or coat (a metal or nonmetal object or structure) with metal.
Also,metallize.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.