adverbize
UK/ˈæd.vɜːˌbaɪz//ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/
adverbize verb: to convert to an adverb.
Verb
adverbize (third-person singular simple present adverbizes, present participle adverbizing, simple past and past participle adverbized)
- To convert to an adverb.
- The poultry industry has shown rapid, solid growth during the past few years not only commercially but also "fancierly" — if I may adverbize the noun fancier.1947, New England Poultry Review
- As for eschewing modifiers, he encourages writers to adjectivize and adverbize inventively, and even to concoct neologisms, or made-up words.2007, Iowa Alumni Magazine
Forms of adverbize
| third-person singular present | adverbizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | adverbizing |
| past participle | adverbized |
| past | adverbized |
| alternative form | adverbise |
Origin of adverbize
From adverb + -ize.
Questions about adverbize
- What does adverbize mean?
- Adverbize means to convert to an adverb.
- What part of speech is adverbize?
- Adverbize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce adverbize?
- Adverbize is pronounced /ˈæd.vɜːˌbaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of adverbize?
- The past tense of adverbize is adverbized.
Words near adverbize in the dictionary
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