- Har|vey|ize
- Har|vey|ize «HAHR vee yz», transitive verb. -ized, -iz|ing.U.S. to harden the surface of (steel or armor plate) by a process involving cementation and chilling.╂[< H. A. Harvey, 1824-1893, an American steelmaker, who patented the process + -ize]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.