adjectivize.
/aj-ik-ti-vahyz/US // ˈædʒ ɪk tɪˌvaɪz //
形容词化,形容化,形容为,形容
Definitions
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
ad·jec·tiv·ized, ad·jec·tiv·iz·ing.
- ›Grammar. to make into an adjective, as by adding a suffix: The noun mirth can be adjectivized by adding -ful or -less to form the adjectives mirthful and mirthless.
- ›to apply adjectives to; describe: He tends to adjectivize himself as loyal and trustworthy, but that is far from accurate.
v.verb · 无主动词
- 1.
ad·jec·tiv·ized, ad·jec·tiv·iz·ing.
- ›to overdescribe: She adjectivizes in agonizing detail, using three adjectives where even one would be superfluous.
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