verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer transitive
2. 2
   make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer wordnet
3. 3
   To become more plastic intransitive
4. 4
   become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added wordnet
5. 5
   To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

plasticiseplastify

Etymology

From plastic + -ize.

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