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deny |
deodar |
deodar cedar |
deodorant |
deodorise |
deodorize
| deodourant
| deodourise
| deontic logic
| deossification
| deoxidise
deodorize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb deodorize has 1 sense
- deodorize(v = verb.perception) deodorise, deodourise - eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits" is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived form noun deodorant1
Antonym: odorize
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deodorize, v.tr. (also -ise) remove or destroy the (usu. unpleasant) smell of.
Derivative
deodorization n. deodorizer n.
Etymology
DE- + L odor smell
THESAURUS
deodorize
belie, camouflage, color, disguise, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, falsify, freshen the air, fudge, fumigate, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, overstate, pervert, slant, strain, titivate, trick out, twist, understate, varnish, ventilate, warp, whitewashROGET THESAURUS
deodorize
Cleanness
VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.Inodorousness
VB be inodorous, not smell, deodorize.
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