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Definition of nominalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nominalize

verb
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪz/
(grammar)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they nominalize
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪz/
he / she / it nominalizes
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪzɪz/
past simple nominalized
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪzd/
past participle nominalized
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪzd/
-ing form nominalizing
 
/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈnɑːmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. nominalize something to form a noun from a verb or adjective, for example ‘truth’ from ‘true’
See nominalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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