entitize

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verb

To convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.

“The program entitizes certain XML characters.”

OriginEnglish entity ← Medieval Latin entitās ← Latin ēns →
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Meanings

verbentitize (third-person singular simple present entitizes, present participle entitizing, simple past and past participle entitized)

present singular third person entitizes · participle present entitizing · participle past entitized · past entitized · alternative entitise

  1. transitiveTo convert into an entity; to perceive as tangible or alive.
  2. transitivecomputingTo convert a character into a character entity reference.

    The program entitizes certain XML characters.

Origin

  1. Latinsumbf.
  2. Latinēns
  3. Medieval Latinentitās
  4. Englishentity
  5. Englishentitize

From entity + -ize.

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APA

entitize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitize

MLA

“entitize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entitize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entitize.

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