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EBONISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stain black to make it look like ebony

Synonyms:

ebonise; ebonize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ebonise" is one way to...):

stain (color with a liquid dye or tint)

Domain category:

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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