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PLASTICIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Example:

plasticized PVC

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

plasticizer (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "plasticize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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