Synonyms for nominalize
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
Related words
- Word family
- nominalizer nominalization
- Other spellings
- nominalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- nominalized
e.g. nominalized → substantived, nounized, substantivised…
Example sentences
- substantive Some can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nominalize | steady | |
| substantive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- nounize
- 11 letters
- substantive3
- 13 letters
- substantivise, substantivize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (substantive3 = 3 syllables).