deodourise

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A form of deodorize — To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Similar
deodorizedeodorise
Opposite
odourise
OriginEnglish odour ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeodourise (third-person singular simple present deodourises, present participle deodourising, simple past and past participle deodourised)

present singular third person deodourises · participle present deodourising · participle past deodourised · past deodourised

  1. alternativenonstandardrareAlternative spelling of deodorize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbeliminate the odor from

Similar
deodorizedeodorise
Opposite
odourise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
deodorize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishodour
  8. Englishdeodourise

From de- + odour + -ise.

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APA

deodourise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodourise

MLA

“deodourise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodourise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deodourise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deodourise.

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