odorize

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English odor
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 odorize

    From odor + -ize.

    Verb

    odorize (third-person singular simple present odorizes, present participle odorizing, simple past and past participle odorized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

    1. (transitive) To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

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    Verb

    odorize

    1. inflection of odorizar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative
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