"plasticize" meaning in All languages combined

See plasticize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: plasticizes [present, singular, third-person], plasticizing [participle, present], plasticized [participle, past], plasticized [past], plasticise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English plasticize From plastic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|plastic|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. 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Head templates: {{en-verb}} plasticize (third-person singular simple present plasticizes, present participle plasticizing, simple past and past participle plasticized)
  1. (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer Tags: transitive Translations (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer): plastifizieren (German), lágyít (Hungarian), képlékennyé tesz (Hungarian), plastificar (Portuguese), emplasticar (Spanish), plastigo (Welsh)
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  2. (intransitive) To become more plastic Tags: intransitive Translations (to become more plastic): lágyul (Hungarian), képlékennyé válik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-plasticize-en-verb-ivYWEOSt Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 28 36 37 Disambiguation of 'to become more plastic': 8 91 0
  3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain Tags: transitive
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deplasticized, hyperplasticize, thermoplasticize, unplasticized

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer",
      "word": "plastifizieren"
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      "sense": "to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer",
      "word": "plastificar"
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      "word": "emplasticar"
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      "word": "plastigo"
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}

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