plasticate

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verb

To transform into a plastic material.

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

verbplasticate (third-person singular simple present plasticates, present participle plasticating, simple past and past participle plasticated)

present singular third person plasticates · participle present plasticating · participle past plasticated · past plasticated

  1. To transform into a plastic material.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Englishplasticate

From plastic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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