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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•nal•ize (nom′ə nl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. - Grammarto convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- Linguistics, Grammarto convert (an underlying clause) into a noun phrase, as in changing he drinks to his drinking in I am worried about his drinking.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] nom′i•nal•ise′. nom′i•nal•i•za′tion, adj. |