"plasticize" meaning in English

See plasticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: plasticizes [present, singular, third-person], plasticizing [participle, present], plasticized [participle, past], plasticized [past], plasticise [alternative]
Etymology: From 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), emplasticar (Spanish), plastigo (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-plasticize-en-verb-zsY4Fw95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 10 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 61 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 61 17 22 Disambiguation of 'to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer': 91 8 0
  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 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
    Sense id: en-plasticize-en-verb-gB4Snm9C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deplasticized, hyperplasticize, thermoplasticize, unplasticized

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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