metallize

verb

met·​al·​lize ˈme-tə-ˌlīz 

variants or less commonly metalize

metallized also metalized; metallizing also metalizing

transitive verb

: to coat, treat, or combine with a metal

metallization

ˌme-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French metalliser "to transform into metal," from Old French metallum " metal entry 1, material" + Middle French -iser -ize

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above