plasticize

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verb

To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer

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

verbplasticize (third-person singular simple present plasticizes, present participle plasticizing, simple past and past participle plasticized)

present singular third person plasticizes · participle present plasticizing · participle past plasticized · past plasticized · alternative plasticise

  1. transitiveTo make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
  2. intransitiveTo become more plastic
  3. transitiveTo capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

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plasticise
Broader
change

verbmake plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

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plasticise
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changealtermodify
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plasticise

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. Englishplasticize

From plastic + -ize.

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Translations

German plastifizieren
  • plastifizierento make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
Hungarian lágyít, képlékennyé tesz
  • lágyítto make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
  • képlékennyé teszto make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
  • lágyulto become more plastic
  • képlékennyé válikto become more plastic
Portuguese plastificar
  • plastificarto make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
Spanish emplasticar
  • emplasticarto make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
Welsh plastigo
  • plastigoto make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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