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verb
To make (clothing, etc.) with elastic, by attaching elastic bands, so it can be adjusted while maintaining a snug fit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make elastic or stretchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English elasticize From elastic + -ize.
