2 definitions found for melanize

melanize v 1: convert into, or infiltrate with melanin [syn: melanize, melanise] 2: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black] [ant: white, whiten]

melanize transitive verb (-nized; -nizing) Date: 1978 1. to convert into or infiltrate with melanin 2. to make dark or black • melanization noun