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conventionalizing

conventionalizing is the present participle and gerund 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 conventionalizing

What is conventionalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Conventionalizing is the present participle and gerund of conventionalize.

Words near conventionalizing in the dictionary

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

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