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nominalize
[
nom
-
uh
-nl-ahyz]
/ˈnɒm ə nlˌaɪz/
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verb (used with object)
,
nominalized,
nominalizing.
1.
to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective
lowly
into
the lowly
or the verb
legalize
into
legalization.
2.
to convert (an underlying clause) into a noun phrase, as in changing
he drinks
to
his drinking
in
I am worried about his drinking.
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Also,
especially British,
nominalise
.
Origin of
nominalize
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1650-1660
First recorded in
1650-60;
nominal
+
-ize
Related forms
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nominalization,
adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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