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DEODORIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deodorize mean?
• DEODORIZE (verb)
The verb DEODORIZE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: DEODORIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
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)
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