Linguistic Processes

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to convert a word into an adjective form

  • In linguistics, the process of adjectivizing a noun involves converting a noun into an adjective.
  • You can adjectivize any noun by adding -ly at the end to describe how something is done.
  • I didn't realize you could adjectivize nouns, that's pretty cool!
  • She has a way of adjectivizing everything, making even the mundane seem interesting.

verb to be relevant or appropriate to something; to pertain or relate to something

  • The affeiring of the new policy to the existing regulations will require thorough analysis.
  • I'm not sure how affeiring this new rule will affect our daily operations.
  • I heard they're affeiring the dress code at work, so we might have to dress up more.
  • The affeiring of her emotions to the changing seasons was evident in her poetry.