simonize


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simonize

(ˈsaɪməˌnaɪz) or

simonise

vb (tr)
to polish with wax or a wax-like substance
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si•mon•ize

(ˈsaɪ məˌnaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to shine or polish to a high sheen, esp. with wax.
[1935–40; after Simoniz, trademark]
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simonize


Past participle: simonized
Gerund: simonizing

Imperative
simonize
simonize
Present
I simonize
you simonize
he/she/it simonizes
we simonize
you simonize
they simonize
Preterite
I simonized
you simonized
he/she/it simonized
we simonized
you simonized
they simonized
Present Continuous
I am simonizing
you are simonizing
he/she/it is simonizing
we are simonizing
you are simonizing
they are simonizing
Present Perfect
I have simonized
you have simonized
he/she/it has simonized
we have simonized
you have simonized
they have simonized
Past Continuous
I was simonizing
you were simonizing
he/she/it was simonizing
we were simonizing
you were simonizing
they were simonizing
Past Perfect
I had simonized
you had simonized
he/she/it had simonized
we had simonized
you had simonized
they had simonized
Future
I will simonize
you will simonize
he/she/it will simonize
we will simonize
you will simonize
they will simonize
Future Perfect
I will have simonized
you will have simonized
he/she/it will have simonized
we will have simonized
you will have simonized
they will have simonized
Future Continuous
I will be simonizing
you will be simonizing
he/she/it will be simonizing
we will be simonizing
you will be simonizing
they will be simonizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been simonizing
you have been simonizing
he/she/it has been simonizing
we have been simonizing
you have been simonizing
they have been simonizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been simonizing
you will have been simonizing
he/she/it will have been simonizing
we will have been simonizing
you will have been simonizing
they will have been simonizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been simonizing
you had been simonizing
he/she/it had been simonizing
we had been simonizing
you had been simonizing
they had been simonizing
Conditional
I would simonize
you would simonize
he/she/it would simonize
we would simonize
you would simonize
they would simonize
Past Conditional
I would have simonized
you would have simonized
he/she/it would have simonized
we would have simonized
you would have simonized
they would have simonized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.Simonize - polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized"
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
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Translations

simonize

vtpolieren
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