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conventionalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-ven-tion-al-ize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something conventional.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional 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 conventionalize From conventional + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

conventionalizes (present, singular) conventionalizing (participle, present) conventionalized (participle, past) conventionalized (past) conventionalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

unconventionalize

Synonyms

conventionalise stylize stylise

Questions

What does conventionalize mean?
To make something conventional.
Where does conventionalize come from?
Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional 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 conventionalize From conventional + -ize.

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