plasticise

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verb

Non-Oxford British spelling of plasticize.

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

verbplasticise (third-person singular simple present plasticises, present participle plasticising, simple past and past participle plasticised)

present singular third person plasticises · participle present plasticising · participle past plasticised · past plasticised

  1. Non-Oxford British spelling of plasticize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

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plasticize
Broader
change

verbmake plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

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plasticize
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changealtermodify
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plasticize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From plastic + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

plasticise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticise

MLA

“plasticise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasticise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticise.

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