substantizev.
/ˈsʌbst(ə)ntʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈsəbstənˌtaɪz/, /səbˈstænˌtaɪz/ Grammar.
transitive. = substantivize v.
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substantivate1613
nominalize1659
substantive1678
substantize1794
substantivize1848
nounize1871
1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy I. 381 Nor would Dr. Johnson have endured with patience to hear this adjective substantized.
1826 New Monthly Mag. 17 329 The neutral termination substantizes it, and is to be found in most names where the adjective cannot be understood.
1873 A. B. Grosart in P. Sidney Compl. Poems I. 142 I say ‘seeing’ or ‘seeings’..because the plural more definitely substantizes the word.
1928 Patristic Stud. 17 110 Gregory often substantizes the neuter of adjectives and participles, the infinitive, prepositions and their cases, and adverbs.
1967 C. H. Giblin Analecta Biblica 31 vi. 182 He..substantizes the participle by prefixing the article.
2002 M. Dubis Messianic Woes in First Peter vi. 124 A neuter definite article may substantize a genitival phrase.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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