desilverize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ silver +‎ -ize

Verb

desilverize (third-person singular simple present desilverizes, present participle desilverizing, simple past and past participle desilverized)

1. (transitive) To deprive of silver; to remove the silver from.

   Synonym: desilver

Antonyms

• silverize

References

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