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decimalize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdɛsɪməlaɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English decimal 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 decimalize From decimal + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To convert to the decimal system.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
decimalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decimalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decimalized Tense=Past lexicographic
decimalise alternative lexicographic
decimalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

undecimalized

Relateds

decimalization

Synonyms

decimate

Translations (3)

it decimalizzare (to convert to the decimal system) · pt decimalizar (to convert to the decimal system) · es decimalizar (to convert to the decimal system)