WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bond•er•ize
(bon′də rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
- Metallurgyto coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- back formation from Bonderized, a trademark, probably equivalent. to bond1 + -er1 + -ize + -ed2 1935–40