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to bronze

3 4.7
Make skin brown or golden, often in the sun
  • verb
  • /brɑnz/
translation icon : broncear (piel)
  • So I'm going to start bronzing sculpting with my bronzer.

So I am going to first bronze up between these two right here.

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Examples

  • So what I would do back in the day is bronze my cheeks.

  • OK, let's bronze up the skin, shall we?

  • And we're just going to bronze this all the way up.

  • So I am going to first bronze up between these two right here.

  • I'm just going to use this to bronze up my face.

  • I'm just going to quickly bronze up the skin.

  • OK, we're just going to bronze it up with some bronzer later.

  • So first I'm going to bronze using my hula light.

  • I'm going to bronze up with the Kat Von D.

  • Every summer, she loves to bronze her skin by sunbathing at the beach.

Synonyms

to brown
vsto bronze
50 2.0

To make something a darker color by heat, for example when cooking or in the sun

includes both warm dark tones and metallic golden tones via tanning or coating
to tan
vsto bronze
7 1.0

To become darker in the sun

applies to intentional coloring by tanning or coating rather than natural skin darkening
to aurify
vsto bronze
9.9

To make something look golden

also covers darker warm tones as well as golden finishes

Compounds

Bronze Star
  • Formal
11 5.3

A United States military medal given for bravery or good service in a combat area

10 2.0

A metal award that people give for third place in a competition

9 3.9

A period in early history when people used bronze tools and weapons between the Stone and Iron Ages

Bronze Age
  • Literature
1 7.3

A time in ancient myths when people are strong but violent and society is cruel

1 6.3

A United States military medal given for bravery or very good service in battle, not involving flying

aluminum bronze
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A metal made from copper and aluminum that is very strong and resists damage from water and chemicals

beryllium bronze
  • Specialized
8.2

A copper and beryllium alloy that is very strong and does not rust easily

A red color with a brown, shiny look like copper

alpha bronze
  • Specialized
8.1

A metal made from copper and tin used for parts that are easy to shape

leaded bronze
  • Specialized
7.2

A metal mix of copper with a small soft metal added to make it easy to shape and cut

manganese bronze
  • Specialized
7.0

A strong golden metal made from copper and zinc with a little manganese for extra strength

nickel bronze
  • Specialized
7.4

A strong metal you get by mixing copper and nickel that resists corrosion

A warm metal color for paint and fixtures that looks like metal you get by mixing copper and nickel

phosphor bronze
  • Specialized
7.4

An alloy of copper and tin with some phosphorus that resists rust and is used for bearings, gears or springs

Tobin bronze
  • Specialized
8.3

A strong brass alloy with tin and zinc that resists sea water corrosion

silicon bronze
  • Specialized
6.5

Bronze metal mixed with a little silicon that resists damage from seawater and is used for boat parts and sculptures

How Brown

to stain
113 3.2
to bronze
3 4.7
to tan
7 1.0
to tint
24 3.6

Surface Forms

bronze infinitive
bronzed past
bronzed past participle
bronzing present participle
bronzes third person singular

Etymology

Bronze (the verb) comes from the metal name bronzo and its brown colour. To 'bronze' something is to make it brown or golden, like the colour of the metal.