Weatherize

Quick meaning: Weatherize is a verb meaning (US) To protect a structure against damage by the weather.

Meaning

(US) To protect a structure against damage by the weather.

Example Sentences

State lawmakers replaced the entire ERCOT and PUC leadership in the months after the storm; the Legislature passed a law requiring power plants to weatherize.

We were interested in finding out if we could save money and, given the attention that weatherizing was starting to get, I figured it could also make for good column fodder.

It’s great fun, not just because it’s an extremely complex topic, but also because the best approach for many people is also the simplest and cheapest: weatherizing their homes.

The money will allow Illinois to triple the number of homes it weatherizes: it expects the stimulus money will pay to insulate, seal leaks, and add more energy-efficient equipment to some 26,933 homes of people with low incomes.

Word Forms

• weatherizes
• weatherizing
• weatherized
• weatherise

Synonyms for weatherize

Depending on context, synonyms include weatherproof.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include weatherise, winterize, weather, winterise, autumnize, arcticize.

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