odorize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English odor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English odorize From odor + -ize.
Meanings
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odorizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| odorized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| odorized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| odorizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| odorise | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reodorize · odorization · odorizer
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
fume · perfume · incense · musk
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (7)
uk одоризува́ти (to add an odorant to) · pt odorizar (to add an odorant to) · uk одорува́ти (to add an odorant to) · it odorizzare (to add an odorant to) · fr odoriser (to add an odorant to) · ru одори́ровать (to add an odorant to) · ru одоризи́ровать (to add an odorant to)