"plasticize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plasticizes [present, singular, third-person], participle plasticizing [present], plasticized [participle, past], plasticized [past]
Etymology: plastic + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plastic|ize}} plastic + -ize 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), plastigo (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-plasticize-en-verb-zsY4Fw95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 45 14 40 Disambiguation of 'to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer': 90 9 1
  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 terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 45 14 40 Disambiguation of 'to become more plastic': 9 91 0
  3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-plasticize-en-verb-gB4Snm9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 45 14 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plasticise

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