as in scents
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
the fans are used to odorize the air outside the confectioner's shop in order to lure more passersby
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Bergamot scents a dish of Alpine trout and cauliflower purée, while one of his team is a forager from the region, and brings back clutches of pine needles and wild spinach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fresh lavender and lemon zest get rubbed into the sugar with your hands—a simple trick that perfumes the blueberry-peach filling with floral, citrusy notes.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Markets brim with greens, citrus that perfumes the air and strawberries that’ll be a reminder of what they’re supposed to taste like.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Odorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odorizes. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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