deodorize

Other spellings

• (UK) deodorise

Word parts

de- + odor + -ize

Verb

Plain form deodorize

Third-person singular deodorizes

Past tense deodorized

Past participle deodorized

Present participle deodorizing

1. If you deodorize something, you mask or eliminate the odor of it.

Related words

• deodorant