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- [kuh n-ven-shuh-nl-ahyz]
- /kənˈvɛn ʃə nlˌaɪz/
- /kən.ˈven.ʃnə.laɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-ven-shuh-nl-ahyz]
- /kənˈvɛn ʃə nlˌaɪz/
Definitions of conventionalize word
- verb conventionalize to make conventional 3
- verb conventionalize to simplify or stylize (a design, decorative device, etc) 3
- verb transitive conventionalize to treat in an abstract or simplified manner; stylize 3
- verb with object conventionalize to make conventional. 1
- verb with object conventionalize Art. to represent in a conventional manner. 1
- noun conventionalize To make something conventional. 1
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Origin of conventionalize
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; conventional + -ize
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Parts of speech for Conventionalize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conventionalize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
conventionalize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conventionalize
verb conventionalize
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- systematize — to arrange in or according to a system; reduce to a system; make systematic.
- standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- dub — to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
- institutionalize — to make institutional.
Antonyms for conventionalize
verb conventionalize
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- differentiate — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- dissimilate — to modify by dissimilation.
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