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substantial
substantialise
substantialism
substantialize
substantially
substantiate
substantive
substantive right
substantivize
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substantivize
sub·stan·ti·vize [ səb stántə vz ] (past and past participle sub·stan·ti·vized, present participle sub·stan·ti·viz·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·stan·ti·viz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make word behave like noun: to make a word or words function like a noun

sub·stan·ti·v·i·za·tion [ səb stàntəvi záysh'n ] noun
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