porphyrize

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verb

To cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

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Meanings

verbporphyrize (third-person singular simple present porphyrizes, present participle porphyrizing, simple past and past participle porphyrized)

present singular third person porphyrizes · participle present porphyrizing · participle past porphyrized · past porphyrized

  1. transitiveTo cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

Origin

Compare French porphyriser.

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APA

porphyrize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrize

MLA

“porphyrize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porphyrize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrize.

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