Texturizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To alter a surface or material by adding unique patterns and tactile variations that improve its visual and sensory appeal
2. To impart tactile or visual irregularities on a material to enhance its aesthetic or functional qualities
3. To modify a surface by creating patterns or variations that change its feel or appearance

Etymology: "Texturize" is a plain formation: "texture" with the verb-forming suffix "-ize" added to it. The noun "texture" came into English from Middle French "texture," which in turn descends from Latin "textūra," meaning a weaving or a fabric's structure. That Latin noun was built from "texere," "to weave," so a texture was originally the way threads were woven together, and the sense of a surface's feel or look came later, as the word moved from cloth to other materials. The suffix does the verb-making work. It descends from Ancient Greek "-izein," which Late Latin adopted as "-izare," passed on through Old French, and entered English in Middle English as "-isen," later settling into the modern "-ize" spelling. English has used it to turn nouns into verbs for centuries, so "texturize" follows a long-established pattern: to give something the texture it lacks.

Synonyms: embellishes, enhances, decorates

Antonyms: simplifies, flatens