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plasticize

plasticize verb: to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer.

Verb

plasticize (third-person singular simple present plasticizes, present participle plasticizing, simple past and past participle plasticized)

  1. (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
  2. (intransitive) To become more plastic
  3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain

Forms of plasticize

third-person singular presentplasticizes
present participleplasticizing
past participleplasticized
pastplasticized
alternative formplasticise

Origin of plasticize

From plastic + -ize.

Words formed from plasticize

Questions about plasticize

What does plasticize mean?
Plasticize means to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer.
What part of speech is plasticize?
Plasticize is a verb.
What is the past tense of plasticize?
The past tense of plasticize is plasticized.

Words near plasticize in the dictionary

  1. plasticisms
  2. plasticities
  3. plasticity
  4. plasticization
  5. plasticizations
  6. plasticize
  7. plasticized
  8. plasticizer
  9. plasticizers
  10. plasticizes
  11. plasticizing

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