DEODORIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deodorize mean? 

• DEODORIZE (verb)
  The verb DEODORIZE has 1 sense:

1. eliminate the odor from

  Familiarity information: DEODORIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEODORIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they deodorize    ... he / she / it deodorizes   
Past simple: deodorized   
Past participle: deodorized   
-ing form: deodorizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eliminate the odor from

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

deodorise; deodorize; deodourise

Context example:

This stick will deodorize your armpits

Hypernyms (to "deodorize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

odorize (cause to smell or be smelly)

Derivation:

deodorant (a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors)

 Context examples 

A solution or suspension intended for oral administration, for its deodorizing or antiseptic effects in the oral cavity.

(Mouthwash Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

The opiate morphine, in deodorized tincture of opium, increases the tone of the smooth muscle in the intestines.

(Deodorized Tincture of Opium, NCI Thesaurus)