plasticize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plas′tə sīz′)

Inflections of 'plasticize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
plasticizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
plasticizing
v pres p (US & UK)
plasticized
v past (US & UK)
plasticized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
plas•ti•cize  (plas′tə sīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -cized, -ciz•ing. 
  1. to render or become plastic.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] plas′ti•cise′. 
  • plastic + -ize 1925–30
plas′ti•ci•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plasticize, plasticise / ˈplæstɪˌsaɪz/
  1. to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
ˌplasticiˈzation, ˌplasticiˈsation
'plasticize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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