"grammaticize" meaning in English

See grammaticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: grammaticizes [present, singular, third-person], grammaticizing [participle, present], grammaticized [participle, past], grammaticized [past]
Etymology: grammatic + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grammatic|ize}} grammatic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} grammaticize (third-person singular simple present grammaticizes, present participle grammaticizing, simple past and past participle grammaticized)
  1. Synonym of grammaticalize (“to make grammatical”). Synonyms: grammaticalize [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grammaticize-en-verb-ScB5pAnD
  2. Synonym of grammaticalize (“to to cause (something) to be required by the rules of grammar”). Synonyms: grammaticalize [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grammaticize-en-verb-HqmHvEDY
  3. Synonym of grammaticalize (“to cause to undergo grammaticization/grammaticalization”). Synonyms: grammaticalize [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grammaticize-en-verb--qiqqYDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 27 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 26 55

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