simonize

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English

Etymology

From Simoniz, a commercial polish, +‎ -ize.

Verb

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  1. (transitive) To polish with a wax-like substance.
    • 1949, Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman:
      Remember those days? The way Biff used to simonize that car? The dealer refused to believe there was eighty thousand miles on it.
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