PLASTICISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasticise mean? 

• PLASTICISE (verb)
  The verb PLASTICISE has 2 senses:

1. become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

2. make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

  Familiarity information: PLASTICISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLASTICISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they plasticise    ... he / she / it plasticises   
Past simple: plasticised   
Past participle: plasticised   
-ing form: plasticising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

plasticise; plasticize

Context example:

plasticized PVC

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)