platinize

[ plat-n-ahyz ]
/ ˈplæt nˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), plat·i·nized, plat·i·niz·ing.

to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
Also especially British, plat·i·nise.

Origin of platinize

First recorded in 1815–25; platin(um) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM platinize

plat·i·ni·za·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for platinize

platinize

platinise

/ (ˈplætɪˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to coat with platinum

Derived forms of platinize

platinization or platinisation, noun