to Simonize

1 9.9

To polish a car or bike with wax to make it shiny and protect it

verb
/ˈsɪməˌnaɪz/

: pulir

"I washed and simonized the car yesterday, and now it shines like new."

Examples

Come out from under that rock and get Simonized.

Her First Romance (1940)
A can of simonize.

A Christmas Story (1983)
"My car looks great." "I washed and Simonized it, took all the rust off the bumpers, and cleaned the whole inside.

Fiction book (1990)
"She'd gotten impatient with him the evening before for simonizing the car, bringing out the gloss in the two-tone paint job."

Fiction book (1999)
"After a long day at work, I took some time to simonize my vehicle for a glossy finish."
"He always simonizes his car before taking it to a show to impress the judges."

Synonyms

to shine

vsto Simonize

64 1.0

To make something smooth and bright by rubbing it

refers to treating vehicle paint with a commercial product for protection

to wax

vsto Simonize

62 3.8

Cover something with wax to protect and make it shine

is used mainly on vehicle surfaces with a branded commercial treatment

to buff

vsto Simonize

17 4.4

To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny

focuses on using a product on vehicle panels rather than only rubbing

How Shiny

to Simonize

1 9.9

to wax

62 3.8

to polish

46 1.1

to shine

64 1.0

to clean

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Simonize infinitive

Simonized past

Simonized past participle

Simonizing present participle

Simonizes third person singular

Morphology

Simonize = Simon (opaque) = Simon + ize

Although composed of a proper name plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize', the verb refers to waxing/polishing from a brand name and its meaning is not predictable for average learners.

Etymology

Simonize comes from the brand name Simoniz, a famous car wax, and people began using that name as a verb meaning 'to wax and polish'; so to Simonize a car is to make its paint shiny and protected.