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conventionalize

conventionalize verb: to make something conventional.

Verb

conventionalize (third-person singular simple present conventionalizes, present participle conventionalizing, simple past and past participle conventionalized)

  1. (transitive) To make something conventional.
    • A human language is a conventionalized communication system that is acquired, produced, and understood in a community of people, to be used in their day-to-day lives.2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1

Forms of conventionalize

third-person singular presentconventionalizes
present participleconventionalizing
past participleconventionalized
pastconventionalized
alternative formconventionalise

Origin of conventionalize

From conventional + -ize.

Words formed from conventionalize

Questions about conventionalize

What does conventionalize mean?
Conventionalize means to make something conventional.
What part of speech is conventionalize?
Conventionalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of conventionalize?
The past tense of conventionalize is conventionalized.

Words near conventionalize in the dictionary

  1. conventionalists
  2. conventionalities
  3. conventionality
  4. conventionalization
  5. conventionalizations
  6. conventionalize
  7. conventionalized
  8. conventionalizes
  9. conventionalizing
  10. conventionally
  11. conventionals

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