decimalize

American  

[des-uh-muh-lahyz, des-muh-] / ˈdɛs ə məˌlaɪz, ˈdɛs mə- /

especially British, decimalise

verb (used with object)

decimalized, decimalizing

1. to reduce to a decimal system.

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decimalize British  

/ ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz /

verb

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

   Britain has decimalized her currency

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Other Word Forms

• decimalization noun

Etymology

Origin of decimalize

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize

Example Sentences

But for decades, the British government had been pushing people to use the metric system, used in most of the world and developed using decimalized metric standards during the French Revolution.

From New York Times

While cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, a number of states have increasingly passed legislation to decimalize it.

From Fox News

In England proposals for decimalizing the coinage have long been under discussion at intervals.

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