"metonymize" meaning in English

See metonymize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: metonymizes [present, singular, third-person], metonymizing [participle, present], metonymized [participle, past], metonymized [past]
Etymology: metonym + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metonym|ize}} metonym + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} metonymize (third-person singular simple present metonymizes, present participle metonymizing, simple past and past participle metonymized)
  1. To represent (something) by a part of itself.
    Sense id: en-metonymize-en-verb-ov8Sbrve Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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