4 definitions found for ebonize

Ebonize EB'ONIZE, v.t. [See Ebony.] To make black or tawny; to tinge with the color of ebony; as, to ebonize the fairest complexion.

ebonize v 1: stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: ebonize, ebonise]

ebonize transitive verb (-nized; -nizing) Date: circa 1828 to stain black in imitation of ebony

Ebonize Eb"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ebonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebonizing.] To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.