Melanise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Convert into, or infiltrate with melanin.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The unusual pigmentation disorder caused her skin to slowly melanise over several years.
- Prolonged exposure to the sun had caused certain areas of the stones to melanise.
- The special cells in the skin of this unique species are able to melanise quickly for camouflage.
- Sometimes using tanning lamps can help to quicken the skin's ability to melanise.
- Scientists thought they could create special drugs to help cells melanise to kill skin cancers.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The intense heat caused the wooden furniture to melanise.
- The surface of the stone began to melanise as it absorbed the pollution.
- The charring process allowed the wood to melanise and become more durable.
- As the coal burned, the surrounding rocks started to melanise.
- Over time, the ancient carvings began to melanise, obscuring their original details.