Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canonicalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: canon-i-cal-ize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (data) into canonical form.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English canonical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English canonicalize From canonical + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

canonicalizes (present, singular) canonicalizing (participle, present) canonicalized (participle, past) canonicalized (past) canonicalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

canonicalization

Questions

What does canonicalize mean?: To convert (data) into canonical form.
Where does canonicalize come from?: Etymology tree English canonical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English canonicalize From canonical + -ize.

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