substantivize

American  

[suhb-stuhn-tuh-vahyz] / ˈsʌb stən təˌvaɪz /

especially British, substantivise

verb (used with object)

substantivized, substantivizing

1. to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive.

   a substantivized participle.

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substantivize British  

/ ˈsʌbstəntɪˌvaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make (a word other than a noun) play the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence

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Other Word Forms

• substantivization noun

Etymology

Origin of substantivize

First recorded in 1865–70; substantive + -ize