elasticize

[ ih-las-tuh-sahyz ]

/ ɪˈlæs təˌsaɪz /

verb (used with object), e·las·ti·cized, e·las·ti·ciz·ing.

to make elastic, as by furnishing with elastic bands: to elasticize the waistband of a dress.

Nearby words

elastic tissue, elastic wave, elasticate, elasticin, elasticity, elasticize, elasticized, elastin, elastofibroma, elastoid degeneration, elastoma

Also especially British, e·las·ti·cise.

Origin of elasticize

elastic + -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for elasticize

elasticize

elasticise

/ (ɪˈlæstɪˌsaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make elastic

another word for elasticate

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