different between decoration vs anodize

English

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Etymology

From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration.Morphologically decorate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?k???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

decoration (countable and uncountable, plural decorations)

1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
2. Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
4. (biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host

Related terms

• decorate

Translations

References

• (etymology) decoration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• carotenoid, co-ordinate, coordinate, coronadite, coördinate

English

Alternative forms

• anodise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

anode +? -ize

Verb

anodize (third-person singular simple present anodizes, present participle anodizing, simple past and past participle anodized)

1. to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration

Translations

Anagrams

• Adonize, adonize

Portuguese

Verb

anodize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of anodizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of anodizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of anodizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of anodizar