acierate

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acierate

/ˈeɪsiəɹeɪt/

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From French aciérage, from acier (“steel”).

verb acierates · acierating · acierated

rare, transitive To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron. The success of an attempt to acierate iron will depend on the amount of nitrogen contained by the iron during carburation.

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verb to convert iron into steel

Português	acerar

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@misc{acierate_2026,
  title = {acierate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acierate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}