Meanings
verbaccessorize (third-person singular simple present accessorizes, present participle accessorizing, simple past and past participle accessorized)
present singular third person accessorizes · participle present accessorizing · participle past accessorized · past accessorized · alternative accessorise
- ambitransitiveTo furnish with accessories.
Origin
From accessory + -ize. First attested in 1939 in American English.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish lisävarustella, asustautua
- lisävarustellato furnish with accessories
- asustautuato wear or choose accessories
Portuguese acessorizar
- acessorizarto wear or choose accessories
Spanish accesorizar
- accesorizarto furnish with accessories
Cite this entry
APA
accessorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessorize
MLA
“accessorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accessorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessorize.
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