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    PLASTICIZE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they plasticize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it plasticizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: plasticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: plasticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: plasticizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizerplay

    Example:

    plasticized PVC

    Synonyms:

    plasticise; plasticize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

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

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    plasticizer (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer addedplay

    Synonyms:

    plasticise; plasticize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

    change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

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