Home › Words › V › vermilionizevermilionizevermilionize means to make red.EtymologyFrom vermilion + -ize.verbTo make red.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.envermeil 72% match — To colour with, or as if with, vermilion; to dye red. vs vermilionize →vermilion 70% match — A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar. vs vermilionize →vermile 69% match — Bright red in color; vermilion. vs vermilionize →vermilionette 69% match — A vermilion red pigment that, unlike true vermilion, does not contain mercury. vs vermilionize →encrimson 66% match — To make crimson or redden. vs vermilionize →ferruginize 65% match — To make ferruginous. vs vermilionize →reddened 64% match — Made red. vs vermilionize →rubify 64% match — to make red; to cause to redden vs vermilionize →