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complementize

complementize verb: to convert into a complement.

Verb

complementize (third-person singular simple present complementizes, present participle complementizing, simple past and past participle complementized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a complement.

Forms of complementize

third-person singular presentcomplementizes
present participlecomplementizing
past participlecomplementized
pastcomplementized
alternative formcomplementise

Origin of complementize

From complement + -ize.

Questions about complementize

What does complementize mean?
Complementize means to convert into a complement.
What part of speech is complementize?
Complementize is a verb.
What is the past tense of complementize?
The past tense of complementize is complementized.

Words near complementize in the dictionary

  1. complementiser
  2. complementisers
  3. complementises
  4. complementising
  5. complementization
  6. complementize
  7. complementized
  8. complementizer
  9. complementizers
  10. complementizes
  11. complementizing

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