adjectivize

English

Alternative forms

• adjectivise (UK)

Etymology

adjective +‎ -ize

Verb

adjectivize (third-person singular simple present adjectivizes, present participle adjectivizing, simple past and past participle adjectivized)

2. (American spelling, grammar) To convert a word into an adjective.

   Synonyms: adjective, adjectify

Derived terms

• adjectivization (adjectivisation)

Translations

convert a word into an adjective — see also adjective

• French: adjectiver (fr)
• Japanese: 形容詞化する (keiyōshika suru)
• Korean: 형용사화하다 (hyeong'yongsahwahada)
• Polish: adiektywizować impf, zadiektywizować pf

See also

(converting into or using as another part of speech:)

• adjectivize/adjectivise, adjective, adjectify
• adverbialize/adverbialise, (rare) adverb, (rare) adverbify, adverbize
• nominalize/nominalise, substantivize/substantivise, noun, (rare) nounify, (very rare) substantive
• verbalize/verbalise, (colloquial) verb, verbify