Vulcanize Definition

vŭlkə-nīz
vulcanized, vulcanizes, vulcanizing
verb
vulcanized, vulcanizing
To subject to vulcanization.
Webster's New World
To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat and pressure.
American Heritage
To undergo vulcanization.
Webster's New World

To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.

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To desertify or make (something, such as a landscape) xeric.

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