deodorize

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=o=dor=ize

OXFORD DICTIONARY

deodorize, v.tr. (also -ise) remove or destroy the (usu. unpleasant) smell of.

Derivative

deodorization n. deodorizer n.

Etymology

DE- + L odor smell

THESAURUS

deodorize

belie, camouflage, color, disguise, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, falsify, freshen the air, fudge, fumigate, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, overstate, pervert, slant, strain, titivate, trick out, twist, understate, varnish, ventilate, warp, whitewash

ROGET THESAURUS

deodorize

Cleanness

VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.

Inodorousness

VB be inodorous, not smell, deodorize.