To transform into granite; to undergo or cause the geological conversion of rock into granitic material.
From 'granite' plus the verb suffix '-ize,' meaning 'to cause to become' or 'to undergo the process of becoming granite.'
When geologists say 'these rocks were granitized,' they're describing a metamorphic process that took millions of years and happened miles underground!
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