substantivise
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
substantive + -ise
Verb Edit
substantivise (third-person singular simple present substantivises, present participle substantivising, simple past and past participle substantivised) (Non-Oxford British English)
- (grammar) To use as or convert into a substantive (noun).
- Synonyms: nominalise, noun, (very rare) substantive
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
to convert into or use as a noun — see also nominalize
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See also Edit
(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
Further reading Edit
- nominalisation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia