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odorize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
odor-ize
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English odor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English odorize From odor + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

odorizes (present, singular) odorizing (participle, present) odorized (participle, past) odorized (past) odorise (alternative)

Derived Forms

odorization odorizer reodorize

Frequently Paired Words

deodorize

Synonyms

aromatize odorize scent odourise

Antonyms

deodorize

Questions

What does odorize mean?
To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).
Where does odorize come from?
Etymology tree English odor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English odorize From odor + -ize.

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