SUBSTANTIVIZE

Etymology

Verb

substantivize (third-person singular simple present substantivizes, present participle substantivizing, simple past and past participle substantivized)

American spelling and Oxford British standard spelling of substantivise.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub"stan*tiv*ize, v. t.

Definition: To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective. Fitzed. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon