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melanizing
Overview of verb melanize
The verb melanize has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. melanize, melanise -- (convert into, or infiltrate with melanin)
2. blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black -- (make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened")
Antonyms of verb melanize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb melanize
2 senses of melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
=> convert
=> change
Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb melanize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb melanize
2 senses of melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
=> convert
Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
'Cause To' of verb melanize
Derived Forms of verb melanize
2 senses of melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
RELATED TO>(noun) melanin#1
=> melanin
Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
RELATED TO>(noun) melanin#1
=> melanin
Domain of verb melanize
Domain Terms of verb melanize
Familiarity of verb melanize
melanize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb melanize
2 senses of melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb melanize
2 senses of melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
> convert
=> caramelize, caramelise
=> malt
=> melanize, melanise
Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> blush, crimson, flush, redden
=> pale, blanch, blench
=> tan, bronze
=> sunburn, burn
=> whiten, white
=> blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
=> turn
=> silver
=> dye
=> redden
=> purple
=> grey, gray
=> yellow
=> tone
=> green
=> blue
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb melanize
Sense 1
melanize, melanise
=> convert
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Sense 2
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
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Grep of verb melanize
melanize
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