Meanings
verbmetonymize (third-person singular simple present metonymizes, present participle metonymizing, simple past and past participle metonymized)
present singular third person metonymizes · participle present metonymizing · participle past metonymized · past metonymized
- To represent (something) by a part of itself.
Origin
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APA
metonymize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metonymize
MLA
“metonymize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metonymize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metonymize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metonymize.
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