plasticize

[ plas-tuh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),plas·ti·cized, plas·ti·ciz·ing.

to render or become plastic.

Origin of plasticize

First recorded in 1925–30; plastic + -ize

Also especially British, plas·ti·cise .

Other words from plasticize

plas·ti·ci·za·tion, noun
un·plas·ti·cized, adjective

Words Nearby plasticize

plastic explosive
plastic flow
plastic foam
Plasticine
plasticity
plasticize
plasticizer
plasticky
plastic money
plastic Paddy
plastic police

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British Dictionary definitions for plasticize

plasticize

plasticise

/ (ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Derived forms of plasticize

plasticization or plasticisation, noun

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