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PLASTICISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they plasticise ... he / she / it plasticises
Past simple: plasticised
-ing form: plasticising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
Example:
plasticized PVC
Synonyms:
plasticise; plasticize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plasticise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
plasticiser (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
Synonyms:
plasticise; plasticize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "plasticise" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s