accessorize

[ak-ses-uh-riz]

ac·ces·so·rize

[ak-ses-uh-riz] verb ac·ces·so·rized, ac·ces·so·riz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
verb (used without object)
2.
to choose or wear accessories: Well-dressed women accessorize according to the occasion.
3.
to be suitable for accessories: Some clothes accessorize more easily than others.

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Accessorize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
Also, especially British, ac·ces·so·rise.


Origin:
1935–39, Americanism; accessor(y) + -ize

ac·ces·so·ri·za·tion, noun
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accessorize or accessorise (əkˈsɛsəˌraɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to add accessories to: accessorize a plain jacket with feminine jewellery
 
accessorise or accessorise
 
vb

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