eponymize
eponymize verb: to name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name.
Verb
eponymize (third-person singular simple present eponymizes, present participle eponymizing, simple past and past participle eponymized)
- To name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name.
- His name was eponymized in the Kelly pad for obstetrical and surgical tables, the Kelly cystoscope for visualization of the female bladder (he was the first to use air to inflate the bladder for examination and for catheterization of the ureters) […]1999, John Arthur Garraty, Mark Christopher Carnes, American Council of Learned Societies, American National Biography (volume 12, page 522)
Forms of eponymize
| third-person singular present | eponymizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | eponymizing |
| past participle | eponymized |
| past | eponymized |
Origin of eponymize
From eponym + -ize.
Questions about eponymize
- What does eponymize mean?
- Eponymize means to name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name.
- What part of speech is eponymize?
- Eponymize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of eponymize?
- The past tense of eponymize is eponymized.
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