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decimalize

[ des-uh-muh-lahyz, des-muh- ]
/ ˈdɛs ə məˌlaɪz, ˈdɛs mə- /
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verb (used with object), dec·i·mal·ized, dec·i·mal·iz·ing.
to reduce to a decimal system.
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Also especially British, dec·i·mal·ise .

Origin of decimalize

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM decimalize

dec·i·mal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby decimalize

decillion, decimal, decimal classification, decimal currency, decimal fraction, decimalize, decimal notation, decimal place, decimal point, decimals, decimal system
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British Dictionary definitions for decimalize

decimalize

decimalise

/ (ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz) /
verb
to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal systemBritain has decimalized her currency

Derived forms of decimalize

decimalization or decimalisation, noun
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