| 单词 | cosmeticize |
| 释义 | cosmeticize in British English or cosmeticise (kɒzˈmɛtɪˌsaɪz) verb (transitive) to give (someone or something) a cosmetic treatment cosmeticize in American English (kɑzˈmɛtəˌsaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: cosˈmetiˌcized or cosˈmetiˌcizing to make cosmetic; improve the appearance of : also ˈcosmeˌtize Word forms: ˈcosmeˌtized or ˈcosmeˌtizingcosmeticize in American English (kɑzˈmetəˌsaiz) transitive verbWord forms: -cized, -cizing to improve superficially; cause to seem better or more attractive Also esp Brit cosmeticise Word origin [1815–25; cosmetic + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, artifact, coupon, diorama, treadmill-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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