Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb iodize

2 senses of iodize

Sense 1
iodize, iodise -- (treat with iodine; "iodize salt")
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")

Sense 2
iodize, iodise -- (treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound")
       => treat, care for -- (provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics")