macadamize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈkædəˌmaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə kad′ə mīz′)

Inflections of 'macadamize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
macadamizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
macadamizing
v pres p (US & UK)
macadamized
v past (US & UK)
macadamized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mac•ad•am•ize  (mə kad′ə mīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. Civil Engineeringto pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mac•ad′am•ise′. 
  • macadam + -ize 1815–25
mac•ad′am•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
macadamize, macadamise / məˈkædəˌmaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to construct or surface (a road) with macadam
macˌadamiˈzation, macˌadamiˈsation

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