deodorize

English

Alternative forms

• deodorise (U.K.)
• deodourise (U.K.)
• deodourize (rare)

Etymology

From de- +‎ odor +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

deodorize (third-person singular simple present deodorizes, present participle deodorizing, simple past and past participle deodorized)

1. To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

Derived terms

• deodorizable
• nondeodorized
• undeodorized

Related terms

• deodorant
• deodorization
• deodorizer

Translations

mask or eliminate odor

Catalan: desodorar (ca), desodoritzar (ca) Danish: deodorisere Finnish: deodoroida German: geruchlos machen, deodorisieren, desodorieren (de) Italian: deodorare (it) Norman: d'sodother Portuguese: desodorizar (pt), desodorar Romanian: dezodoriza (ro) Spanish: desodorizar (es)