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plasticize

American

[plas-tuh-sahyz] / ˈplæs təˌsaɪz /

especially British, plasticise

verb (used with or without object)

plasticized, plasticizing

to render or become plastic.

plasticize British

/ ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

plasticization noun
unplasticized adjective

Etymology

Origin of plasticize

First recorded in 1925–30; plastic + -ize

Example Sentences

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V. render soft &c. adj.; soften, mollify, mellow, relax, temper; mash, knead, squash. bend, yield, relent, relax, give. plasticize'.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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