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entitize

entitize verb: to convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.

Verb

entitize (third-person singular simple present entitizes, present participle entitizing, simple past and past participle entitized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.
  2. (transitive) To convert a character into a character entity reference.
    • The program entitizes certain XML characters.

Forms of entitize

third-person singular presententitizes
present participleentitizing
past participleentitized
pastentitized
alternative formentitise

Origin of entitize

From entity + -ize.

Words formed from entitize

Questions about entitize

What does entitize mean?
Entitize means to convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.
What part of speech is entitize?
Entitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of entitize?
The past tense of entitize is entitized.

Words near entitize in the dictionary

  1. entitativity
  2. entitic
  3. entities
  4. entitise
  5. entitised
  6. entitize
  7. entitized
  8. entitizes
  9. entitizing
  10. entitle
  11. entitled

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