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metonymize

metonymize verb: to represent (something) by a part of itself.

Verb

metonymize (third-person singular simple present metonymizes, present participle metonymizing, simple past and past participle metonymized)

  1. To represent (something) by a part of itself.

Forms of metonymize

third-person singular presentmetonymizes
present participlemetonymizing
past participlemetonymized
pastmetonymized

Origin of metonymize

From metonym + -ize.

Questions about metonymize

What does metonymize mean?
Metonymize means to represent (something) by a part of itself.
What part of speech is metonymize?
Metonymize is a verb.
What is the past tense of metonymize?
The past tense of metonymize is metonymized.

Words near metonymize in the dictionary

  1. metonymic
  2. metonymical
  3. metonymically
  4. metonymics
  5. metonymies
  6. metonymize
  7. metonymized
  8. metonymizes
  9. metonymizing
  10. metonymous
  11. metonymously

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