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DEODOURISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eliminate the odor from

Example:

This stick will deodorize your armpits

Synonyms:

deodorise; deodorize; deodourise

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "deodourise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

odourise (cause to smell or be smelly)

Derivation:

deodourant (a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors)

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