nounize

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verb

To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.

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nominalize
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Meanings

verbnounize (third-person singular simple present nounizes, present participle nounizing, simple past and past participle nounized)

present singular third person nounizes · participle present nounizing · participle past nounized · past nounized

  1. transitiveTo change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.

    there (nounized)

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

    Synonyms: nominalize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.

Similar
nominalize

Origin

From noun + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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