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Webster 1913 Edition

Ebonize

Eb′on-ize

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Ebonized

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Ebonizing

.]

To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony;

as, to

ebonize

wood

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ebonize

EB'ONIZE

,

Verb.

T.

[See Ebony.] To make black or tawny; to tinge with the color of ebony; as, to ebonize the fairest complexion.