substantivization
stən verb (used with object), sub·stan·tiv·ized, sub·stan·tiv·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.
Related forms
sub·stan·tiv·i·za·tion, noun
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substantivize or substantivise (ˈsʌbstəntɪˌvaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to make (a word other than a noun) play the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence | |
| substantivise or substantivise | |
| —vb | |
| substantivi'zation or substantivise | |
| —n | |
| substantivi'sation or substantivise | |
| —n | |
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| substantivize or substantivise (ˈsʌbstəntɪˌvaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to make (a word other than a noun) play the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence | |
| substantivise or substantivise | |
| —vb | |
| substantivi'zation or substantivise | |
| —n | |
| substantivi'sation or substantivise | |
| —n | |
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