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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

substantivized

Neither "the human" nor "humanity," neither the simple adjective nor the substantivized adjective, but the concrete substantive—man.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch

This God is merely a substantivized adjective; He is a constitutional God who reigns but does not govern, and Knowledge is His constitutional charter.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch