cottonize
cottonize · cottonizes · cottonized · cottonizing
To treat with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cottonTo treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.
Meaning
1 sensesTo treat (flax) with chemicals to make it soft and light, like cotton.
Origin
From cotton + -ize.From cotton + -ize.
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Forms
cottonizes, cottonizing, cottonized, cottonized| Base form | cottonize · to cottonize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cottonizes |
| Present participle | cottonizing |
| Past simple | cottonized |
| Past participle | cottonized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.