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metonymizes

metonymizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of metonymize.

Meaning of metonymize

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.

Questions about metonymizes

What is metonymizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Metonymizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of metonymize.

Words near metonymizes in the dictionary

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

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