What does nominify mean?
Nominify means (linguistics) To convert into a noun..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(linguistics) To convert into a noun..
In English we tend to nominify— that is, to turn verbs and adjectives into nouns (the first version of this sentence began, "There is a tendency in English...").
I think Shakespeare verbified a great many nouns, and nominified (if that's a word!) quite a few verbs too.
Especially since "Sequel" would be more appropriately nominified as "Squeal".
English has been verbifying nouns for ever, (and nominifying verbs too for good measure).
Use nominify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nominify means (linguistics) To convert into a noun..
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In English we tend to nominify— that is, to turn verbs and adjectives into nouns (the first version of this sentence began, "There is a tendency in English...").
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