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participialize

American  
[pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uh-lahyz] / ˌpɑr təˈsɪp i əˌlaɪz /
especially British, participialise

verb (used with object)

participialized, participializing

  1. to form (a word) into a participle; make participial.

Other Word Forms

  • participialization noun

Etymology

Origin of participialize

First recorded in 1780–90; participial + -ize

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