Elasticize

/ɪˈlæstɪˌsaɪz/ verb

Definition

To make something elastic or flexible by adding elastic material or properties.

Etymology

From elastic (from Late Latin elasticus, meaning 'springy') + -ize (suffix meaning 'to make or become'). The word developed in the 19th century as elastic materials became commercially important.

Kelly Says

Elasticize emerged as a verb when the textile industry needed a word for treating fabrics with rubber or elastic fibers—it's a perfect example of how new manufacturing techniques create new verbs!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንዳለ
en-de en-da-le
ARالعربية
إعطاء المرونة
i-a-t-u al-mur-u-na
BNবাংলা
স্থিতিশীলতা
stho-ti-shi-la-ta
CACatalà
elasticar
e-las-ti-kar
CSČeština
elastizovat
e-las-ti-zo-vat
DADansk
elastisere
e-las-ti-se-re
DEDeutsch
elastizieren
e-las-ti-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ελαστικοποίηση
e-las-ti-ko-po-ee-si
ESEspañol
elasticizar
eh-las-tee-thee-zar
FAفارسی
탄성
tan-seong
FISuomi
elastisoida
e-las-ti-so-i-da
FRFrançais
élasticiser
e-las-ti-seer
GUGU
વિસ્તાર
vis-taar
HAHA
yiyaye
yee-ya-ye
HEעברית
להקנות גמישות
le-ha-ko-net ge-mis-hut
HIहिन्दी
लचीला बनाना
lach-ee-la bana-na
HUMagyar
elasztikus
e-las-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat elastis
mem-buat e-las-tis
IGIG
kpakpasi
kpak-pa-si
ITItaliano
elasticizzare
e-las-ti-chee-tsare
JA日本語
弾性化する
だんせい-か-する
KKKK
эластик
e-las-tik
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-prea-su
KO한국어
탄성화하다
tan-seong-hwa-hada
MRMR
लवचिक
lav-chi-k
MSBahasa Melayu
elastik
e-las-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး
a-kyoe
NLNederlands
elastisch maken
e-las-tisch ma-ken
NONorsk
elastisere
e-las-ti-se-re
PAPA
彈性
e-lan-se-ng
PLPolski
elastyczność
e-las-ti-ch-no-st'
PTPortuguês
elastificar
e-las-ti-fi-kar
RORomână
elastic
e-las-tic
RUРусский
упругость
uprug-ost'
SVSvenska
elastisera
e-las-ti-se-ra
SWKiswahili
fanya elastic
fan-ya e-las-tik
TAதமிழ்
குறைந்த திடத்தன்மை
ku-rai-n-tha di-da-than-mai
TEతెలుగు
దురుగు
du-ru-gu
THไทย
ยืดหยุ่น
yut-yut-hun
TLTL
gumuhin
goo-moo-hin
TRTürkçe
esnek hale getirmek
es-nek ha-le ge-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
еластизувати
ye-las-ti-zu-vaty
URاردو
مہکت
meh-kat
VITiếng Việt
làm đàn hồi
lam dan hoi
YOYO
ṣíṣí
she-she
ZH中文
使弹性
shi-dan-sheng
ZUZU
ukuhlela
oo-koo-hle-la

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