nominalize Syllabification: (nom·i·nal·ize)Pronunciation: /ˈnäminəˌlīz/Definition of nominalize verb [with object] Grammar convert (a word or phrase, as a verb or adjective) into a noun, for example, output from put out; the poor from poor. Derivatives nominalizationPronunciation: /ˌnäminəlˈzāSHən/ noun nominalize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of nominalize in the British & World English dictionary