Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become plastic.
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- verb transitive To make something more
plastic , especially by adding aplasticizer - verb intransitive To become more plastic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- verb become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
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Examples
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A rotating pin tool uses friction and applies pressure to "plasticize" the metal and join the panels together, resulting in weld joints that are more efficient.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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It's been clearly established that the CRU was never a data depository for data from the National Meteorological Services, but there has been plenty of noise that they had an obligation to plasticize every piece of paper in the place.
Archive 2010-04-01 EliRabett 2010
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It's been clearly established that the CRU was never a data depository for data from the National Meteorological Services, but there has been plenty of noise that they had an obligation to plasticize every piece of paper in the place.
Muir Russell and the Wayback Machine EliRabett 2010
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Why you felt the need to plasticize her other than to give credence to my daughter ` s eating disorder, is beyond me.
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It must be so redeeming knowing you have to plasticize yourself to the teeth to try to look attractive
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If Bob wants to plasticize and publicly display the dead carcass of his domesticated brown bear once it's shot by an association of his neighbor's frightened children, I'm cool with that.
Lone Star Times 2009
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We can now decrease the population with certain foods that plasticize the human being.
Right Wing News 2009
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They plasticize and emit fumes when they burn, causing fumes to linger on in closed rooms.
Purpleocity.net 2009
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I used to run a "powder" action that used to basically plasticize people's faces.
PW FULL RSS FEED 2009
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Humans spew billions of tons of toxic air into the atmosphere while they plasticize the oceans, cut down the forests and tamper with nature's environmental balancing systems.
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