plasticize

[ plas-tuh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),plas·ti·cized, plas·ti·ciz·ing.
  1. to render or become plastic.

Origin of plasticize

1
First recorded in 1925–30; plastic + -ize
  • Also especially British, plas·ti·cise .

Other words from plasticize

  • plas·ti·ci·za·tion, noun
  • un·plas·ti·cized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for plasticize

plasticize

plasticise

/ (ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of plasticize

  • plasticization or plasticisation, noun

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