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plasticize

[plas-tuh-sahyz]
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verb (used with or without object), plas·ti·cized, plas·ti·ciz·ing.
  1. to render or become plastic.
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Also especially British, plas·ti·cise.

Origin of plasticize

First recorded in 1925–30; plastic + -ize
Related formsplas·ti·ci·za·tion, nounun·plas·ti·cized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for plasticize

plasticize

plasticise

verb
  1. to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
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Derived Formsplasticization or plasticisation, noun
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