v.
Pronunciation: ' ī - ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ion · ized ; ion · iz · ing
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1898
transitive verb : to convert wholly or partly into ions
intransitive verb : to become ionized
– ion · iz · able \ - ˌ n ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– ion · i · za · tion \ ˌ ī - ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
– ion · iz · er \ ' ī - ə - ˌ n ī -z ə r \ noun