decimalize

[ des-uh-muh-lahyz, des-muh- ]

verb (used with object)

, dec·i·mal·ized, dec·i·mal·iz·ing.

1. to reduce to a decimal system.

decimalize

/ ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal system

   Britain has decimalized her currency

Derived Forms

• ˌdecimaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• deci·mal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decimalize¹

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize