transparentize

verb

trans·​par·​ent·​ize tran(t)s-ˈper-ən-ˌtīz How to pronounce transparentize (audio)
transparentized; transparentizing

transitive verb

: to make transparent or more nearly transparent
transparentize tracing paper

Examples of transparentize in a Sentence

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Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of transparentize was in 1925

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“Transparentize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transparentize. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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