nom·i·nal·ize [ nómmən'l z ](past and past participlenom·i·nal·ized, present participlenom·i·nal·iz·ing, 3rd person present singularnom·i·nal·iz·es)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. form noun from word: to change a part of speech into a noun by the addition of a suffix
2. form noun group from clause: to change an underlying clause in a sentence by a syntactic process or series of rules so that it functions like a noun
