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Definition of Substantivize
1. v. t. To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective.
Definition of Substantivize
1. Verb. (American spelling) (alternative spelling of substantivise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Substantivize
1. [v -VIZED, -VIZING, -VIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Substantivize
Literary usage of Substantivize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"The state of being substantive. JH lineman, Development of Christ. Doct., i. § 1.
[Rare.] substantivize (sub'stan-ti-viz), r', t. ; prêt, ..."
2. Emil Von Behring: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Serum Therapy by Derek S. Linton (2005)
"... can be traced back to the fact that I have less inclination to substantivize
than E. I frequently make do with suppositions about differences in energy ..."
3. Emil Von Behring: Infectious Disease, Immunology, Serum Therapy by Derek S. Linton (2005)
"... can be traced back to the fact that I have less inclination to substantivize
than E. I frequently make do with suppositions about differences in energy ..."
4. Egyptian Grammar, with Table of Signs, Bibliography, Exercises for Reading by Adolf Erman (1894)
"... especially in the idiom cited in § 380.—On the use of ntt to substantivize
clauses cf. § 382. On the relative use of "^ ^~, cf. § 379. ..."
5. Egyptian Grammar, with Table of Signs, Bibliography, Exercises for Reading by Adolf Erman (1894)
"On the use of ntt to substantivize clauses cf. § 382. On the relative use
of """""" ^, cf. § 379. ..."
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