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      plasticize
      verb
      make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
      become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
      Roots
      plastosplast- · Greek · molded, formedikos-ic · Greek · pertaining toizein-ize · Greek · to make, cause to become
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      The word plasticize breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: plast, from Greek plastos (“molded, formed”); -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make, cause to become”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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