plasticize

American  

[plas-tuh-sahyz] / ˈplæs təˌsaɪz /

especially British, plasticise

verb (used with or without object)

plasticized, plasticizing

1. to render or become plastic.

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plasticize British  

/ ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• plasticization
  noun
• unplasticized
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of plasticize

First recorded in 1925–30; plastic + -ize

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

plasticize plasticized plasticizing

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 Peter Mark Roget

“I don’t want a plasticized world,” she said.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024

“We live in a society that kind of has plasticized everything we have. We’re all trying to look 25 or whatever and we’ve forgotten the beauty of the other side of that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023

New Yorkers welcomed speckled Asian pears; papaya with its lode of dripping black seeds; rough-skinned litchi disclosing creamy white flesh; knobby cherimoya with guts of custard; star fruit with its sharp angles and plasticized shine.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2018

Most recently, the plasticized bodies of the Body Worlds exhibits draw thousands.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2017

She touched the high plasticized curls of her platinum hair.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Marx said one possible advantage for Kraemer is that it will custom-order “super plasticizing, self-consolidating concrete,” so the high-rise bridge won’t have to compete with other projects needing standard concrete.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

For example, one of the plasticizing agents may act even more strongly than another insecticide to make malathion more dangerous.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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