accessorize
accessorize · accessorizes · accessorized · accessorizing
To furnish with accessoriesTo furnish with accessories.
/əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/
» The red sash perfectly accessorizes her black dress.
Красный пояс отлично дополняет ее черное платье.
Цей червоний пояс чудово доповнює її чорну сукню.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To furnish with accessories.
(intransitive)To wear or to choose accessories.
Examples
1 sentencesThe red sash perfectly accessorizes her black dress.
Цей червоний пояс чудово доповнює її чорну сукню.
ruКрасный пояс отлично дополняет ее черное платье.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From accessory + -ize. First attested in 1939 in American English.From accessory + -ize. First attested in 1939 in American English.
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Forms
accessorizes, accessorizing, accessorized, accessorized| Base form | accessorize · to accessorize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | accessorizes |
| Present participle | accessorizing |
| Past simple | accessorized |
| Past participle | accessorized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle