opalize

A rare or obsolete verb meaning to convert into opal or to give an opalescent quality to something.

zh罕用或过时的动词，指使某物变成蛋白石，或赋予某物乳白光（蛋白石般的光泽）。ruРедкий или устаревший глагол, означающий превращать в опал или придавать чему-либо опалесцирующее качество.esVerbo raro o anticuado que significa convertir en ópalo o dar a algo una cualidad opalescente.frVerbe rare ou désuet signifiant transformer en opale ou donner à quelque chose une qualité opalescente.deSeltener oder veralteter Begriff, der bedeutet, etwas in Opal umzuwandeln oder ihm einen opalisierenden, schillernden Glanz zu verleihen.ptVerbo raro ou arcaico que significa transformar em opala ou dar a algo uma qualidade opalescente.arفعل نادر أو مهجور يعني تحويل شيء إلى عقيق أو منحه صفة قزحية متلألئة تشبه ألوان العقيق.

1. Make opalescent C2 formal

   To cause something to display a play of colors like an opal; to give an iridescent or milky appearance.

   • The artist used a special technique to opalize the glass surface.
   • Sunlight seemed to opalize the morning mist over the lake.
   • The jeweler can opalize certain gemstones to enhance their beauty.

   zh使呈乳白色ruСделать опалесцирующимesOpalizarfrRendre opalescentdeOpalisieren lassenptTornar opalescentearجعله متلألئًا كالأوبال

2. Replace or convert into opal C2 formal

   In geology, to replace the original material of a fossil or mineral with opal, or to turn something into opal.

   • Over millions of years, the wood began to opalize, turning into a precious fossil.
   • The process can opalize bone fragments, preserving their structure.
   • Geologists study how silica-rich water can opalize organic remains.

   zh使蛋白石化ruПревращать в опалesOpalizarfrOpaliserdeIn Opal umwandelnptTransformar em opalaarتحويل إلى الأوبال

• opalized past participle
• opalized past simple
• opalizing present participle
• opalizes third person singular