Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substantivise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-stan-tivise
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

From substantive (noun and adjective) + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

substantivises (present, singular) substantivising (participle, present) substantivised (participle, past) substantivised (past) substantivize (alternative, British)

Derived Forms

substantivisation substantivization

Synonyms

nominalise noun substantive

Questions

What does substantivise mean?
To use as or convert into a substantive (noun).
Where does substantivise come from?
From substantive (noun and adjective) + -ise.

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