deodorize

English

Alternative forms

• deodorise (U.K.)
• deodourise (U.K.)
• deodourize (rare)

Etymology

From de- +‎ odor +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

deodorize (third-person singular simple present deodorizes, present participle deodorizing, simple past and past participle deodorized)

1. To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Derived terms

• deodorizable
• deodorization
• deodorizer
• nondeodorized
• undeodorized

Related terms

• deodorant
• odorize
• reodorize

Translations

mask or eliminate odor

• Catalan: desodorar (ca), desodoritzar (ca)
• Danish: deodorisere
• Finnish: deodoroida
• German: geruchlos machen, deodorisieren, desodorieren (de)
• Italian: deodorare (it)
• Norman: d'sodother
• Polish: odwaniać impf, odwonić pf
• Portuguese: desodorizar (pt), desodorar
• Romanian: dezodoriza (ro)
• Spanish: desodorizar (es), desodorar