texturize

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verb

To apply a physical texture to.

“I have texturized this sphere with a woodgrain pattern.”

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texture
OriginEnglish texture ← Middle French texture ← Latin textūra →
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Meanings

verbtexturize (third-person singular simple present texturizes, present participle texturizing, simple past and past participle texturized)

present singular third person texturizes · participle present texturizing · participle past texturized · past texturized · alternative texturise

  1. transitiveTo apply a physical texture to.

    Synthetic food can be texturized to make it resemble meat.

  2. transitivecomputer graphicsTo apply a visual texture to.

    I have texturized this sphere with a woodgrain pattern.

Synonyms & antonyms

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texture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téksti
  3. Proto-Italic*teksō
  4. Latintexō
  5. Latintextūra
  6. Middle Frenchtexture
  7. Englishtexture
  8. Englishtexturize

From texture + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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