plasticize

[ plas-tuh-sahyz ]

/ ˈplæs təˌsaɪz /

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM plasticize

plas·ti·ci·za·tion, nounun·plas·ti·cized, adjective

Words nearby plasticize

plastic explosive, plastic flow, plastic foam, Plasticine, plasticity, plasticize, plasticizer, plasticky, plastic lymph, plastic money, plastic Paddy

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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