conventionalize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English conventionalize From conventional + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make something conventional.
A human language is a conventionalized communication system that is acquired, produced, and understood in a community of people, to be used in their day-to-day lives.
2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventionalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| conventionalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| conventionalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| conventionalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| conventionalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |