1. to convert (a word or phrase) into a noun or noun phrase
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'nominalizes'; linguistics and grammar term

Examples

• The verb 'run' nominalises to 'running' when used as a gerund.
• In the sentence 'Teaching is rewarding,' the word 'teaching' nominalises the verb 'teach'.
• The grammar textbook explains how adjectives can be nominalised into abstract nouns.
• When you nominalise 'happy,' you get the noun 'happiness'.
• The linguist nominalises the action verb to show how it functions as a subject in the clause.