emerize

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verb

To pass (fabric) over emery-covered rollers to give it a soft finish.

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Meanings

verbemerize (third-person singular simple present emerizes, present participle emerizing, simple past and past participle emerized)

present singular third person emerizes · participle present emerizing · participle past emerized · past emerized · alternative emerise

  1. transitivebusinessTo pass (fabric) over emery-covered rollers to give it a soft finish.

Origin

From emery + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

emerize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerize

MLA

“emerize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emerize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerize.

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