substantivise

English

Alternative forms

substantivize (American and Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

substantive +‎ -ise

Verb

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

nominalize
substantive (very rare)

Derived terms

substantivisation/substantivization

Translations

convert into or use as a noun

Bulgarian: субстантивизирам (substantiviziram)
Danish: substantivere
Dutch: substantiveren (nl)
French: substantiver (fr)
Galician: substantivar (gl)
German: substantivieren (de)
Greek: ουσιαστικοποιώ (ousiastikopoió)

Italian: sostantivare (it)
Latvian: substantivēt
Portuguese: substantivar (pt)
Romanian: substantiviza (ro)
Spanish: sustantivar (es)
Swedish: substantivera (sv)

See also

adjective, adjectivise/adjectivize, adverbialise/adverbialize, verbalise/verbalize

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