"plastify" meaning in English

See plastify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: plastifies [present, singular, third-person], plastifying [participle, present], plastified [participle, past], plastified [past]
Etymology: From plastic + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plastic|ify}} plastic + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} plastify (third-person singular simple present plastifies, present participle plastifying, simple past and past participle plastified)
  1. To make or become plastic or malleable. Derived forms: deplastify Translations (To make or become plastic or malleable): plastificar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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