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plasticize

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    From plastic + -ize.

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    plasticize (third-person singular simple present plasticizes, present participle plasticizing, simple past and past participle plasticized)

    1. (transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
    2. (intransitive) To become more plastic
    3. (transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain

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