decimalize

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UK/ˈdɛsɪməlaɪz/

verb

To convert to the decimal system.

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decimatedecimalise
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Meanings

verbdecimalize (third-person singular simple present decimalizes, present participle decimalizing, simple past and past participle decimalized)

present singular third person decimalizes · participle present decimalizing · participle past decimalized · past decimalized · alternative decimalise

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo convert to the decimal system.

    Synonyms: decimate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo convert to the decimal system.

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decimate

More synonyms by meaning

verbchange from fractions to decimals

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decimalise
Broader
changealtermodify

verbchange to the decimal system

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decimalise
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convertchange over

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From decimal + -ize.

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Translations

Italian decimalizzare
  • decimalizzareto convert to the decimal system
Portuguese decimalizar
  • decimalizarto convert to the decimal system
Spanish decimalizar
  • decimalizarto convert to the decimal system

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

medicalize
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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