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coat (surface)

Definition:

to put a coat on; to cover the surface of; to furnish with a surface

Class:

contact verb

Usage:

transitive

Past tense:

coated

Present participle:

coating

3rd-person, singular, present:

coats

Type of:

cover

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

anodize | blacktop | bonderize | brush on | cement | copper | crumb | dredge | egg | encrust | enrobe | finish | foliate | galvanize | gelatinize | glaze | grit | macadamize | metal | metalize | paint | patinate | pave | plaster | plate | platinize | porcelainize | refinish | render | resurface | rubberize | size | skim | skimcoat | soot | stucco | tar | varnish | zinc

Usage example:

coat the cake with chocolate

Synonym:

surface

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