odorize

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verb

To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

Similar
aromatizescentodourise
Opposite
deodorize
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Meanings

verbodorize (third-person singular simple present odorizes, present participle odorizing, simple past and past participle odorized)

present singular third person odorizes · participle present odorizing · participle past odorized · past odorized · alternative odorise

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

    Synonyms: aromatize, scent

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

Similar
aromatizescent
Opposite
deodorize

More synonyms by meaning

verbcause to smell or be smelly

Similar
odourisescent
Opposite
deodorize
Broader
cause to be perceived
Also see
incensescent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From odor + -ize.

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Translations

French odoriser
  • odoriserto add an odorant to
Italian odorizzare
  • odorizzareto add an odorant to
Portuguese odorizar
  • odorizarto add an odorant to
Russian одори́ровать, одоризи́ровать
  • одори́ровать (odorírovatʹ)to add an odorant to
  • одоризи́ровать (odorizírovatʹ)to add an odorant to
Ukrainian одорува́ти, одоризува́ти
  • одорува́ти (odoruváty)to add an odorant to
  • одоризува́ти (odoryzuváty)to add an odorant to
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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