| 单词 | deodorize |
| 释义 | deodorize (once / 72959 pages) v To deodorize is to remove or hide bad smells. After cooking fish, you could deodorize your kitchen by burning a cinnamon-scented candle. Whenever you cover up a stinky odor, you deodorize. Using deodorant under your arms is one way to deodorize, and spraying an air freshener around your house or burning incense are other ways. The word dates from the 19th century, from a combination of de-, "undo" or "do the opposite of," odor, Latin for "a smell," and -ize, a verb-forming suffix. WORD FAMILYdeodorize: deodorized, deodorizing+/deodorant: deodorants/deodorise: deodorised, deodorises, deodorising/inodorous: inodorously/odor: deodorant, deodorise, deodorize, odorize, odorless, odorous, odors/odorize: odorized/odorless: odorlessly/odorous: inodorous, odorously USAGE EXAMPLESOne of them is Ben Kusin, a former Shark Tank contestant and chief executive of a company that makes deodorizing wipes. The Guardian(Nov 27, 2016) The powder is sprinkled on carpets and rugs to clean and deodorize them. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) The powder can be sprinkled on carpets and rugs to clean and deodorize them. Reuters(Nov 23, 2016) v eliminate the odor from This stick will deodorize your armpits Syn|Ant|Hyper deodorise, deodourise odorize, odourise, scent cause to smell or be smelly alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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