Definition

To add a smell to something, often to make it more pleasant or to mask an unpleasant scent.

Example

They decided to odorize the room with lavender to create a calming atmosphere.

Tense Forms

Conversation

I bought this new air freshener to odorize the living room.

Oh, nice! Does it really work?

Yeah, it definitely helps to odorize the space when we have guests.

That's great! I need something like that for my kitchen.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Odorize → It is formed from "odor" (from Latin "odor", meaning smell) and "-ize" (a suffix used to form verbs meaning to make or to become). The word "odorize" means to make something have a smell or to impart a scent to it.

Memory Tip

Think of 'odor' as the smell you can sense, and '-ize' means to make. So, when you odorize something, you are making it have a smell.

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