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conventionalized

conventionalized is the simple past and past participle of conventionalize.

Meaning of conventionalize

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

Questions about conventionalized

What is conventionalized the simple past and past participle of?
Conventionalized is the simple past and past participle of conventionalize.

Words near conventionalized in the dictionary

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

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