accessorize

English

Alternative forms

accessorise (mostly British)

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)

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

Derived terms

Translations

to furnish with accessories

Finnish: lisävarustella

to wear or choose accessories

Finnish: asustautua
Portuguese: acessorizar

References

^ 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

[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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