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substantivating

substantivating is the present participle and gerund of substantivate.

Meaning of substantivate

Verb

substantivate (third-person singular simple present substantivates, present participle substantivating, simple past and past participle substantivated)

  1. (transitive) To make substantive.

Questions about substantivating

What is substantivating the present participle and gerund of?
Substantivating is the present participle and gerund of substantivate.

Words near substantivating in the dictionary

  1. substantivalists
  2. substantivally
  3. substantivate
  4. substantivated
  5. substantivates
  6. substantivating
  7. substantivation
  8. substantivations
  9. substantive
  10. substantive adjective
  11. substantive adjectives

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