substantivate
transitive verb
sub·stan·ti·vate
| \ ˈsəbztəntə̇ˌvāt, -bst-; səbzˈtantəˌv-, -bˈst- \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of substantivate
: to convert into or use as a substantive
the tendency to substantivate adjectives
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