Meanings
verbpaynize (third-person singular simple present paynizes, present participle paynizing, simple past and past participle paynized)
present singular third person paynizes · participle present paynizing · participle past paynized · past paynized
- datedtransitiveTo treat or preserve (wood etc.) by a process resembling kyanization.
Origin
From Payne + -ize, after the inventor.
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paynize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paynize
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paynize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paynize.
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