texturize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin textūrabor. Middle French texturebor. English texture 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 texturize From texture + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To apply a physical texture to.
Synthetic food can be texturized to make it resemble meat.
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(transitive) To apply a visual texture to.
I have texturized this sphere with a woodgrain pattern.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| texturized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| texturized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| texturizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| texturizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| texturise | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
texturizable · texturizer · retexturize · texturization · untexturized