v.
Pronunciation: ' gra-f ə - ˌ t ī z, - ˌ f ī t- ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Date: 1899
: to convert into graphite
– graph · i · tiz · able \ - ˌ t ī -z ə -b ə l, - ˌ f ī t- ī z- \ adjective
– graph · i · ti · za · tion \ ˌ gra-f ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, - ˌ f ī - \ noun