Home › Words › Z › zincifyzincifyzincify means to coat or impregnate with zinc.EtymologyFrom zinc + -ify.verbTo coat or impregnate with zinc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.zincification 80% match — The act or process of zincifying. vs zincify →zincize 78% match — To galvanize with zinc. vs zincify →dezincify 73% match — To deprive of zinc. vs zincify →galvanize 69% match — To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means. vs zincify →metallize 67% match — To coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal. vs zincify →dezinc 66% match — To deprive of zinc. vs zincify →copperize 65% match — To cover with copper. vs zincify →sherardize 65% match — To coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc. vs zincify →