pronominalize

American

[proh-nom-uh-nl-ahyz] / proʊˈnɒm ə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, pronominalise

verb (used with object)

pronominalized, pronominalizing

to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.

pronominalize British

/ prəʊˈnɒmɪnəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to make (a word) into or treat as a pronoun

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Other Word Forms

pronominalization noun

Etymology

Origin of pronominalize

pronominal + -ize

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