nominalize

/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪz/

Definition

Definition of nominalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

linguistics

TECH.

use or change into a noun in linguistics

TECH.

The verb 'run' can nominalize to 'running.'

philosophy

TECH.

make nominalistic in philosophy

TECH.

The theory was nominalized to focus on names.

Noun

linguistics

TECH.

word changed into noun form

TECH.

The word 'run' can have a nominalize as 'runner'.

nominalization

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Origin of nominalize

Latin, nominalis (pertaining to a name)

Examples of nominalize in a sentence

The process to nominalize verbs is complex.
The philosopher nominalized the concept to fit his argument.
In her essay, she nominalized abstract ideas to simplify them.
The nominalize of 'decide' is 'decision'.
In grammar class, we learned how to form a nominalize.

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French:nominaliser, nominalisation, ...
German:nominalisieren, Nominalisierung, ...
Italian:nominalizzare, nominalizzazione, ...
Spanish:nominalizar, nominalización, ...
Portuguese:nominalizar, nominalização, ...
Chinese:名词化, 名词转化, ...
Japanese:名詞化する, 名詞化, ...
Arabic:حَوَّلَ إلى اسم, اِسْم مُشْتَقّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָפֹךְ לְשֵׁם עֶצֶם, הַשְׁמָת שֵׁם, ...
Russian:превращать в существительное, существительное, ...
Ukrainian:номіналізувати, номіналізація, ...
Hindi:संज्ञा रूप में बदलना, संज्ञाकरण, ...
Bengali:বিশেষ্যায়িত করা, বিশেষ্য রূপ, ...
Catalan:nominalitzar, nominalització, ...
Czech:nominalizovat, substantivizát, ...
Danish:nominalisere, nominalisering, ...
Dutch:nominaliseren, nominalisatie, ...
Greek:ονοματοποιώ, ουσιαστικοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:nominalizálni, nominalizáció, ...
Khmer:បំប្លែងទៅជានាម, ពាក្យដែលបម្លែងទៅជាទម្រង់នាម, ...
Korean:명사화하다, 명사화, ...
Persian:تبدیل به اسم شد, اسم‌سازی, ...
Polish:nominalizować, nominalizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):nominalizar, nominalização, ...
Romanian:a transforma în substantiv, nominalizat, ...
Swedish:nominalisera, nominalisering, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนเป็นคำนาม, การทำให้เป็นคำนาม, ...
Turkish:isimleştirmek, isim, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển thành danh từ, danh hóa, ...

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