substantivise
English
Alternative forms
- substantivize (American and Oxford British spelling)
Etymology
substantive + -ise
Verb
substantivise (third-person singular simple present substantivises, present participle substantivising, simple past and past participle substantivised) (Non-Oxford British English)
- (grammar) To use as or convert into a substantive (noun).
Synonyms
- nominalize
- substantive (very rare)
Derived terms
- substantivisation/substantivization
Translations
convert into or use as a noun
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See also
- adjective, adjectivise/adjectivize, adverbialise/adverbialize, verbalise/verbalize