marbleize

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈmɑrbəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈmɑːbəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to give something the streaked, mottled appearance of marble

They marbleized the endpapers of the book with swirls of blue and gold.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to give something the... marblemottlevein streak variegate

Word family

Derived forms marbleizedmarbleizing

Related forms marble marbling marbled

Etymology

From marble (from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek mármaros 'crystalline rock, marble') plus the verbal suffix -ize. Means to give a marble-like appearance.

marmor Latin mármaros Ancient Greek

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Topics

Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives

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# marbleize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑrbəˌlaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɑːbəˌlaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to give something the streaked, mottled appearance of marble

## Examples
- They marbleized the endpapers of the book with swirls of blue and gold.

## Synonyms
- marble
- mottle
- vein
- streak
- variegate

## Derived Forms
- marbleized
- marbleizing

## Related Forms
- marble
- marbling
- marbled

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: marmor
- Root: mármaros

## Etymology
From marble (from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek mármaros 'crystalline rock, marble') plus the verbal suffix -ize. Means to give a marble-like appearance.

## AI Etymology
Marbleize comes from marble (from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek mármaros 'crystalline rock, marble') plus the verbal suffix -ize. Means to give a marble-like appearance. The etymological trail includes Latin marmor, Ancient Greek mármaros. The same word family includes marbleized, marbleizing, marble, marbling, marbled. Its current verb use means "to give something the streaked, mottled appearance of marble".

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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