deodorize

de·odor·ize

transitive verb \dē-ˈō-də-ˌrīz\

Definition of DEODORIZE

1

: to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of

2

: to make (something unpleasant or reprehensible) more acceptable <the movie deodorizes his scandalous career>

— de·odor·i·za·tion \-ˌō-də-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— de·odor·iz·er noun

Examples of DEODORIZE

1. We had the carpet cleaned and deodorized.
2. <the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses>

First Known Use of DEODORIZE

1856

Related to DEODORIZE

Synonyms

palliate, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), whitewash

Related Words

sugarcoat, varnish; apologize, atone, confess; account (for), explain, justify, rationalize; minimize, play down, soft-pedal; alleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temper; absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

Rhymes with DEODORIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

de·odor·ize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

de·odor·izedor British ; de·odor·ised; de·odor·iz·ingor British ; de·odor·is·ing

Medical Definition of DEODORIZE

: to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of

—de·odor·iza·tion or British de·odor·isa·tion \-ˌōd-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ (audio pronunciation) noun

—de·odor·iz·er or British de·odor·is·er noun

Variants of DEODORIZE

de·odor·ize or British de·odor·ise \dē-ˈōd-ə-ˌrīz\ (audio pronunciation)