Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adverbize

/ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ver-bize
IPA: /ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert to an adverb.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The poultry industry has shown rapid, solid growth during the past few years not only commercially but also "fancierly" — if I may adverbize the noun fancier."
"As for eschewing modifiers, he encourages writers to adjectivize and adverbize inventively, and even to concoct neologisms, or made-up words."
"Furthermore, the way in which Mantra takes two nouns, “máscara” and “luchador” and adverbizes or adjectivizes them suggests a subjectivity based on process rather than location."

Etymology

From adverb + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: adverb

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/
British English: /ˈæd.vɜːˌbaɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

adverbizes (present, singular) adverbizing (participle, present) adverbized (participle, past) adverbized (past) adverbise (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce adverbize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæd.vɝˌbaɪz/.
What does adverbize mean?: To convert to an adverb.
Where does adverbize come from?: From adverb + -ize.

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