"cottonize" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From cotton + -ize.",
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        "To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton."
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        "(transitive) To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton."
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  "word": "cottonize"
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      "form": "cottonized",
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      "form": "cottonized",
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        "To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton."
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        "(transitive) To treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton."
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