NOMINALIZE

Etymology

Verb

nominalize (third-person singular simple present nominalizes, present participle nominalizing, simple past and past participle nominalized) (American spelling, Oxford British spelling)

(linguistics) To use as or change into a noun, usually by affixing a morpheme.

(philosophy) To make nominalistic.

Source: Wiktionary


Nom"i*nal*ize, v. t.

Definition: To convert into a noun. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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