macadamize

[ muh-kad-uh-mahyz ]
/ məˈkæd əˌmaɪz /
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verb (used with object), mac·ad·am·ized, mac·ad·am·iz·ing.

to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
Also especially British, mac·ad·am·ise.

Origin of macadamize

First recorded in 1815–25; macadam + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM macadamize

mac·ad·am·i·za·tion, noun un·mac·ad·am·ized, adjective

Words nearby macadamize

mac., macabre, macaco, macadam, macadamia, macadamize, macanese, macao, macapagal, macapagal arroyo, macapá

Words related to macadamize

surface, tile, brick, gravel, tar, flagstone, cobblestone

British Dictionary definitions for macadamize

macadamize

macadamise

/ (məˈkædəˌmaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to construct or surface (a road) with macadam

Derived forms of macadamize

macadamization or macadamisation, noun macadamizer or macadamiser, noun