beizen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)
  2. (transitive, weak) to etch (to cut into a surface with an acid)
  3. (transitive, weak) to pickle (to remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal)
  4. (transitive, weak) to marinate
  5. (transitive, weak) to bate (to soak leather so as to remove chemicals)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaɪ̯t͡sn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German, from Old High German beizen.

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