nominalise
nominalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of nominalize.
Meaning of nominalize
Verb
nominalize (third-person singular simple present nominalizes, present participle nominalizing, simple past and past participle nominalized)
- To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
- To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.1960, Modern Language Association of America, Dwight le Merton Bollinger, Modern Spanish: A Project of The Modern Language Association, Harcourt, Brace, page 226
- To make nominalistic.
Forms of nominalise
| third-person singular present | nominalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | nominalising |
| past participle | nominalised |
| past | nominalised |
Origin of nominalise
From nominal + -ise.
Questions about nominalise
- What is nominalise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Nominalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of nominalize.
Words near nominalise in the dictionary
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