nominalize

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Pronunciation

/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/ (UK)

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/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/ (UK) · /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/ (US)

Definition of nominalize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(British, English, Oxford, US)To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.

“To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.”
“But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?”

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verb

(British, English, Oxford, US)To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.

“To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.”
“But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?”
(British, English, Oxford, US)To make nominalistic.

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From nominal + -ize.

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