v.
Pronunciation: ' äk-s ə - ˌ d ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -dized ; -diz · ing
Date: 1806
transitive verb
1 : to combine with oxygen
2 : to dehydrogenate especially by the action of oxygen
3 : to change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence : remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
intransitive verb : to become oxidized
– ox · i · diz · able \ ˌ äk-s ə - ' d ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective