plasticize

English

Alternative forms

• plasticise

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)

Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.

Latin plasticusder.

English plastic

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 plasticize

From plastic + -ize.

Verb

plasticize (third-person singular simple present plasticizes, present participle plasticizing, simple past and past participle plasticized)

1. (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
2. (intransitive) To become more plastic
3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain

Derived terms

• deplasticized
• hyperplasticize
• thermoplasticize
• unplasticized

Translations

to make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer — see also plastify

• German: plastifizieren (de)
• Hungarian: lágyít (hu), képlékennyé tesz
• Portuguese: plastificar (pt)
• Spanish: emplasticar
• Welsh: plastigo

to become more plastic

• Hungarian: lágyul (hu), képlékennyé válik

to capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain