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Definition of nominalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nominalize

verb

NAmE//ˈnɑmənəˌlaɪz//

nominalize something (grammar)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nominalize

he / she / it nominalizes

past simple nominalized

-ing form nominalizing

to form a noun from a verb or adjective, for example “truth” from “true”

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nominalization

NAmE//ˌnɑmənələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See nominalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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