complementize

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verb

To convert into a complement.

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Meanings

verbcomplementize (third-person singular simple present complementizes, present participle complementizing, simple past and past participle complementized)

present singular third person complementizes · participle present complementizing · participle past complementized · past complementized · alternative complementise

  1. transitivegrammarTo convert into a complement.

Origin

From complement + -ize.

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Translations

Spanish complementizar
  • complementizarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

complementize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementize

MLA

“complementize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complementize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complementize.

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