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substantivize

especially British, ܲ·ٲ·پ·

[suhb-stuhn-tuh-vahyz]

verb (used with object)

substantivized, substantivizing 

  1. to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive.

    a substantivized participle.

substantivize

/ ˈʌəԳɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to make (a word other than a noun) play the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • substantivization noun
  • ˌܲٲԳپˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of substantivize1

First recorded in 1865–70; substantive + -ize

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substantive rightsubstation

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