To coat, plate, or treat something with silver or a silver compound; to make something silvery in appearance.
From Latin 'argentum' (silver) + '-ize' (suffix meaning to make or treat with). Developed in 19th-century industrial chemistry alongside electroplating technology.
The verb 'argentinize' represents humanity's desire to fake or democratize luxury—why own expensive sterling silver when chemistry lets you argentinize cheaper metal to look identical?
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