Nominify

Quick meaning: Nominify is a verb meaning (linguistics) To convert into a noun.

Meaning

(linguistics) To convert into a noun.

Example Sentences

Especially since "Sequel" would be more appropriately nominified as "Squeal".

English has been verbifying nouns for ever, (and nominifying verbs too for good measure).

I think Shakespeare verbified a great many nouns, and nominified (if that's a word!) quite a few verbs too.

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...").

Word Forms

• nominifies
• nominifying
• nominified

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nominalize, nounify, nounize, noun, adnominalize, nominate.

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