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diminutivize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
diminu-tivize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to turn into a diminutive

Transitive verb

Etymology

From diminutive + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

diminutivizes (present, singular) diminutivizing (participle, present) diminutivized (participle, past) diminutivized (past) diminutivise (alternative)

Derived Forms

diminutivization

Questions

What does diminutivize mean?
to turn into a diminutive
Where does diminutivize come from?
From diminutive + -ize.

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