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plasticize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic 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 plasticize From plastic + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
2. (intransitive) To become more plastic
3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain

Forms

Deriveds

hyperplasticize · deplasticized · unplasticized · thermoplasticize

Translations (8)

cy plastigo (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · hu képlékennyé tesz (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · es emplasticar (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · de plastifizieren (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · hu lágyít (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · hu lágyul (to become more plastic) · pt plastificar (to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer) · hu képlékennyé válik (to become more plastic)