accessorize

English

Alternative forms

• accessorise (mostly British)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• accessorization
• overaccessorize

 

Translations

to furnish with accessories

• Finnish: lisävarustella

to wear or choose accessories

• Finnish: asustautua
• Portuguese: acessorizar