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

2 senses of vulcanise

Sense 1
vulcanize, vulcanise -- (undergo vulcanization; "vulcanize rubber")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 2
vulcanize, vulcanise -- (subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber")
       => 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")