"odorize" meaning in English

See odorize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: odorizes [present, singular, third-person], odorizing [participle, present], odorized [participle, past], odorized [past], odorise [alternative]
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  1. (transitive) To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected). Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Synonyms: aromatize, odorize, scent Hypernyms: imbue, steep, tinge Hyponyms: fume, incense, musk, perfume Derived forms: odorization, odorizer, reodorize Related terms: deodorize Translations (to add an odorant to): odoriser (French), odorizzare (Italian), odorizar (Portuguese), одори́ровать (odorírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), одоризи́ровать (odorizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), одорува́ти (odoruváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), одоризува́ти (odoryzuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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