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to odorize

to odorize

7.1
To give something a smell by adding a chemical
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊdəˌraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aromatizar
  • Natural gas companies odorize the gas to make leaks easier to detect.

Examples

  • They odorized the air in the lobby with a subtle lavender scent.

  • Can you odorize the room before guests arrive?

  • The factory decided to odorize the product to create a more pleasant experience for users.

  • They odorized the air freshener with lavender.

  • Natural gas companies odorize the gas to make leaks easier to detect.

  • The factory decided to odorize the product to create a more pleasant experience for users.

  • They odorize the air freshener with a refreshing citrus scent.

Synonyms

to scent
vsto odorize
37 3.3

To add a smell to something, usually a pleasant one

is about adding a substance to give a specific smell
to perfume
vsto odorize
2 3.7

To put a pleasant smelling liquid on someone or something

is more general, adding any chemical to give a chosen smell
to aromatize
vsto odorize
7.2

Fill the air with a pleasant smell from herbs or oils

is neutral about pleasantness and focuses on any added smell

Antonyms

to deodorize
2 4.4

To remove bad smells from things

How Strong

to stink
165 1.0
to odorize
  • Specialized
7.1
to perfume
2 3.7
to scent
37 3.3

Surface Forms

odorize infinitive
odorized past
odorized past participle
odorizing present participle
odorizes third person singular

Morphology

odorize = odor (transparent) = odor + ize

Productive verb formation from the noun 'odor' with the suffix '-ize' meaning 'to give or impart a smell'; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Odorize comes from the root odor, which means 'smell', and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. So to odorize something is to 'make' it smell or give it a scent, as when gas companies add a scent so leaks are easy to find.