deodorize

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verb

To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Opposite
RareScrabble 20

Meanings

verbdeodorize (third-person singular simple present deodorizes, present participle deodorizing, simple past and past participle deodorized)

present singular third person deodorizes · participle present deodorizing · participle past deodorized · past deodorized · alternative deodorise · alternative deodourise · alternative deodourize

  1. To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeliminate the odor from

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan desodorar, desodoritzar
  • desodorarmask or eliminate odor
  • desodoritzarmask or eliminate odor
Danish deodorisere
  • deodoriseremask or eliminate odor
Finnish deodoroida
  • deodoroidamask or eliminate odor
German geruchlos machen, deodorisieren
  • geruchlos machenmask or eliminate odor
  • deodorisierenmask or eliminate odor
  • desodorierenmask or eliminate odor
Italian deodorare
  • deodoraremask or eliminate odor
Portuguese desodorizar, desodorar
  • desodorizarmask or eliminate odor
  • desodorarmask or eliminate odor
Romanian dezodoriza
  • dezodorizamask or eliminate odor
Spanish desodorizar, desodorar
  • desodorizarmask or eliminate odor
  • desodorarmask or eliminate odor
Cite this entry
APA

deodorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodorize

MLA

“deodorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodorize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deodorize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodorize.

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