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substantivise

substantivise verb: to use as or convert into a substantive (noun).

Verb

substantivise (third-person singular simple present substantivises, present participle substantivising, simple past and past participle substantivised)

  1. To use as or convert into a substantive (noun).

Synonyms of substantivise

Forms of substantivise

third-person singular presentsubstantivises
present participlesubstantivising
past participlesubstantivised
pastsubstantivised
alternative British English Oxford USsubstantivize

Origin of substantivise

From substantive (noun and adjective) + -ise.

Words formed from substantivise

Questions about substantivise

What does substantivise mean?
Substantivise means to use as or convert into a substantive (noun).
What part of speech is substantivise?
Substantivise is a verb.
What is the past tense of substantivise?
The past tense of substantivise is substantivised.

Words near substantivise in the dictionary

  1. substantiveness
  2. substantives
  3. substantiving
  4. substantivisation
  5. substantivisations
  6. substantivise
  7. substantivised
  8. substantivises
  9. substantivising
  10. substantivism
  11. substantivist

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