adverbize
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈæd.vɜːˌbaɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Verb
To convert to an adverb.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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The poultry industry has shown rapid, solid growth during the past few years not only commercially but also "fancierly" — if I may adverbize the noun fancier.
As for eschewing modifiers, he encourages writers to adjectivize and adverbize inventively, and even to concoct neologisms, or made-up words.
More examples (1)
Furthermore, the way in which Mantra takes two nouns, “máscara” and “luchador” and adverbizes or adjectivizes them suggests a subjectivity based on process rather than location.
Word forms
adverbizesadverbizingadverbizedadverbizedadverbise