单词 | nominalize |
释义 | nominalize —nominalization, adj. /nom"euh nl uyz'/, v.t., nominalized, nominalizing. 1. to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization. 2. to 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., nominalise. [1650-60; NOMINAL + -IZE] |
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