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elasticise

elasticise is the alternative form of elasticize.

Meaning of elasticize

Verb

elasticize (third-person singular simple present elasticizes, present participle elasticizing, simple past and past participle elasticized)

  1. (US, transitive) To make (clothing, etc.) with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it can be adjusted while maintaining a snug fit.
  2. (transitive) To make elastic or stretchy.
    • a facial cleanser that elasticizes the skin

Forms of elasticise

third-person singular presentelasticises
present participleelasticising
past participleelasticised
pastelasticised
alternative formelasticize

Origin of elasticise

From elastic + -ise.

Questions about elasticise

What is elasticise the alternative form of?
Elasticise is the alternative form of elasticize.

Words near elasticise in the dictionary

  1. elastication
  2. elastications
  3. elastician
  4. elasticians
  5. elasticin
  6. elasticise
  7. elasticised
  8. elasticises
  9. elasticising
  10. elasticities
  11. elasticity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elasticise (page history and authors); elasticize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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