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cosmeticize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cos-meti-cize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cosmetic + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cosmeticizes (present, singular) cosmeticizing (participle, present) cosmeticized (participle, past) cosmeticized (past) cosmeticise (alternative) cosmetize (alternative)

Questions

What does cosmeticize mean?
To make attractive, to superficially improve the appearance of
Where does cosmeticize come from?
From cosmetic + -ize.

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