accessorize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From accessory +‎ -ize. First attested in 1939 in American English.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/

Verb

accessorize (third-person singular simple present accessorizes, present participle accessorizing, simple past and past participle accessorized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To furnish with accessories.
  2. (intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.

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References

  1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 6
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