volumize

WOTD – 9 June 2009

Alternative forms

volumise (mostly UK)

Etymology

From volume +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɒl.juː.maɪz/, /ˈvɒl.jʊ.maɪz/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑl.ju.maɪz/, /ˈvɑl.jʊ.maɪz/
Audio (General Australian): (file)

Verb

volumize (third-person singular simple present volumizes, present participle volumizing, simple past and past participle volumized)

(transitive) To add physical volume to.
Tired of her flat hairstyle, Vicki volumized her hair.

Related terms

Translations

to add volume to something

Finnish: pöyhentää, pöyhöttää
Italian: voluminizzare