substantivation

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noun

The process or result of making something substantive.

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Meanings

nounsubstantivation (countable and uncountable, plural substantivations)

plural substantivations

  1. countableuncountableThe process or result of making something substantive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nominalization
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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