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to aromatize

to aromatize

7.2
Fill the air with a pleasant smell from herbs or oils
  • verb
  • /əˈroʊməˌtaɪz/
translation icon : aromatizar
  • She used essential oils to aromatize the air in her home, creating a relaxing atmosphere.

Examples

  • To make the dish more appealing, the chef decided to aromatize the sauce with fresh herbs and spices.

  • Within the peripheral adipose tissue, androgens are aromatized to estradiol and androstenedione to estrone; therefore, obese males have increased estrogen levels.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Adding vanilla extract will aromatize the cake, giving it a delightful scent.

Synonyms

to scent
vsto aromatize
37 3.3

To add a smell to something, usually a pleasant one

means filling with a pleasant aroma rather than any smell
to perfume
vsto aromatize
3 3.9

To make the air have a pleasant smell

has the same meaning but is focused on pleasant aroma
to odorize
vsto aromatize
  • Specialized
7.1

To give something a smell by adding a chemical

refers to filling with a pleasant aroma not specifically by chemicals

Antonyms

to deodorize
2 4.4

To remove bad smells from things

How Fragrant

to aromatize
7.2
to perfume
2 3.7
to scent
37 3.3

Surface Forms

aromatize infinitive
aromatise infinitive
aromatized past
aromatized past
aromatized past participle
aromatized past participle
aromatizing present participle
aromatizing present participle
aromatizes third person singular
aromatizes third person singular

Morphology

aromatize = aroma (transparent) = aroma + ize

Clearly formed from 'aroma' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or render having an aroma'; the orthographic 't' before '-ize' is a regular linking/phonological effect and does not block inferencing.

Etymology

Aromatize comes from the simple word aroma, which means 'a pleasant smell', and from the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to cause'. So, to aromatize is to 'make something smell pleasant' or to fill a place with a nice aroma.