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单词 adjectivize
释义

adjectivize

[ aj-ik-ti-vahyz ]
/ ˈædʒ ɪk tɪˌvaɪz /

verb (used with object), ad·jec·tiv·ized, ad·jec·tiv·iz·ing.

Grammar. to make into an adjective, as by adding a suffix: The noun mirth can be adjectivized by adding -ful or -less to form the adjectives mirthful and mirthless.
to apply adjectives to; describe: He tends to adjectivize himself as loyal and trustworthy, but that is far from accurate.

verb (used without object), ad·jec·tiv·ized, ad·jec·tiv·iz·ing.

to overdescribe: She adjectivizes in agonizing detail, using three adjectives where even one would be superfluous.
Also especially British, ad·jec·tiv·ise .

Origin of adjectivize

adjectiv(e) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM adjectivize

ad·jec·tiv·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby adjectivize

adjectival, adjective, adjective clause, adjective phrase, adjective pronoun, adjectivize, adjigo, adjoin, adjoining, adjoint, adjoint differential equation
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