porphyrize

English

Etymology

Compare French porphyriser.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

References

• “porphyrize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.