cardinalize
cardinalize · cardinalizes · cardinalized · cardinalizing
To transform an ordinal measure into a cardinal oneTo transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
Meaning
3 sensesTo transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
(poetic, rare, transitive)To turn red, like the robes of a cardinal.
Origin
From cardinal + -ize.From cardinal + -ize.
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Forms
cardinalizes, cardinalizing, cardinalized, cardinalized| Base form | cardinalize · to cardinalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cardinalizes |
| Present participle | cardinalizing |
| Past simple | cardinalized |
| Past participle | cardinalized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcardinalization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle