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sub⋅stan⋅tiv⋅ize

[suhb-stuhn-tuh-vahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
Also, especially British, sub⋅stan⋅tiv⋅ise.


Origin:
1865–70; substantive + -ize


sub⋅stan⋅tiv⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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