participialize

[ pahr-tuh-sip-ee-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, par·ti·cip·i·al·ized, par·ti·cip·i·al·iz·ing.

1. to form (a word) into a participle; make participial.

Other Words From

• parti·cipi·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of participialize¹

First recorded in 1780–90; participial + -ize