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Definition of plasticize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

plasticize

verb

NAmE//ˈplæstəˌsaɪz//

plasticize something (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plasticize

he / she / it plasticizes

past simple plasticized

-ing form plasticizing

to add something to a substance so that it becomes easy to bend and form into different shapes

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