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elasticize

[ ih-las-tuh-sahyz ]
/ ɪˈlæs təˌsaɪz /
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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.
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Also especially British, e·las·ti·cise .

Origin of elasticize

elastic + -ize

Words nearby elasticize

elastic collision, elastic deformation, elastic fiber, elasticin, elasticity, elasticize, elastic lamella, elastic lamina of cornea, elastic layer of cornea, elastic limit, elastic membrane
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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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