prismatize

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verb

To separate (light) by means of a transparent prism.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verbprismatize (third-person singular simple present prismatizes, present participle prismatizing, simple past and past participle prismatized)

present singular third person prismatizes · participle present prismatizing · participle past prismatized · past prismatized

  1. transitiveTo separate (light) by means of a transparent prism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekπρίσματος (prísmatos)
  3. Frenchprismatique
  4. Englishprismatic
  5. Englishprismatize

From prismatic + -ize.

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

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Chicago

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