English Explanatory Dictionary

plastify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make or become plastic or malleable.

Word forms

plastify plastifies plastifying plastified

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English plastify From plastic + -ify.

Derived words

deplastify
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