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odorize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

cause to smell or be smelly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: odourise, scent

Antonyms: deodorize

Broader terms: cause to be perceived

Narrower terms: stink up, smell up, stink out, perfume, aromatize, aromatise, cense, incense, thurify

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English odor 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 odorize From odor + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: odoriser — to add an odorant to
  • Italian: odorizzare — to add an odorant to
  • Portuguese: odorizar — to add an odorant to
  • Russian: одори́ровать (odorírovatʹ) — to add an odorant to
  • Russian: одоризи́ровать (odorizírovatʹ) — to add an odorant to
  • Ukrainian: одорува́ти (odoruváty) — to add an odorant to
  • Ukrainian: одоризува́ти (odoryzuváty) — to add an odorant to