1. converted into or functioning as a noun; having the form or function of a noun
Usage: linguistics term; commonly used in grammar and language analysis

1. past tense and past participle of nominalize; converted a word or phrase into a noun or noun phrase
Usage: linguistics term; describes the process of transformation

Examples

• In the sentence 'Running is fun,' the verb 'running' has been nominalized into a gerund.
• The nominalized form of the adjective 'happy' is 'happiness.'
• Linguists nominalized the verb 'teach' to create the noun 'teaching.'
• The phrase 'to be successful' can be nominalized as 'success.'
• In formal writing, nominalized expressions sometimes make sentences less clear.
• The word 'arrival' is a nominalized form of the verb 'arrive.'
• Teachers often explain how verbs are nominalized through the addition of suffixes like '-tion' or '-ing.'