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to rubberize

to rubberize

1 6.3
To coat something with rubber to make it waterproof and last longer
  • verb
  • /ˈrʌbərˌaɪz/
translation icon : goma
  • The toolbox has a rubberized handle, making it easier to grip even when wet.
  • rubberized concrete
  • rubberized suit

Examples

  • To protect it from the rain, he decided to rubberize the tent's seams with a special coating.

  • Would you like to rubberize the wood?

  • On the floor beside him is a ruler and a sheet of rubberized paper.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ray-Ban takes advantage of the plastic and rubberized materials.

    Blog text (13)

  • The battery connector is rubberized as opposed to plastic and has flexibility.

    Blog text (19)

  • The plastic silver frame on its sides and the rubberized back cover don't protect the tablet from deep falls.

    Blog text (13)

  • The stylus itself has been fattened out and lengthened to three-quarters of the device's length, making it easier to write with, and its end is now rubberized to give it more pen-like friction on the glass screen.

    Blog text (24)

  • True to its minimalist design and aesthetics, the Nexus 7 has only two physical buttons: the Power and Volume keys, both of which are located at the upper portion of the right edge and embedded in the tablet's rubberized back cover.

    Blog text (13)

  • The children's toys are designed to be rubberized, ensuring they are safe and durable during play.

Synonyms

to rubber
vsto rubberize
  • Specialized
4 7.2

To coat something with a bendy waterproof material to keep it dry

is the action word made by adding a suffix to the root

Antonyms

to strip
  • Specialized
15 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

How Waterproof

to seal
457 2.5
to rubberize
1 6.3
to coat
105 2.8

Surface Forms

rubberize infinitive
rubberized past
rubberized past participle
rubberizing present participle
rubberizes third person singular

Morphology

rubberize = rubber (transparent) = rubber + ize

The verb is formed by the productive suffix '-ize' added to the noun 'rubber', so the meaning 'to make or coat with rubber' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Rubberize comes from rubber, the elastic and waterproof material, and the ending -ize which means 'to make'. So to rubberize something is to 'make it like rubber' by covering it with rubber to keep water out or make it last longer.