ionise

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verb

ionize

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Meanings

verbionise (third-person singular simple present ionises, present participle ionising, simple past and past participle ionised)

present singular third person ionises · participle present ionising · participle past ionised · past ionised · alternative ionize

  1. AustraliaNew Zealandnon-Oxford British Englishionize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome converted into ions

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Broader

verbconvert into ions

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change stateturn
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  4. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  5. Englishion
  6. Englishionise

From ion + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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