decimalize

transitive verb

dec·​i·​mal·​ize ˈde-sə-mə-ˌlīz 

variants also British decimalise

decimalized; decimalizing; decimalizes

: to convert to a decimal system

decimalize the currency

Seven years after independence, Malawi decimalized its coinage.

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for decimalize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize