1. converted into or functioning as a noun; treated as a noun in grammar or syntax
Usage: British spelling; American English typically uses 'nominalized'; linguistics and grammar term

1. past tense and past participle of 'nominalise': to convert (a word or phrase) into a noun or noun phrase
Usage: British spelling; American English typically uses 'nominalize'; linguistics and grammar term

Examples

• In the sentence 'Running is fun,' the verb 'run' has been nominalised into a gerund.
• The phrase 'the destruction of the city' contains a nominalised form of the verb 'destroy.'
• Linguists study how verbs are nominalised across different languages.
• The nominalised adjective 'the poor' refers to poor people as a group.
• Teachers often explain how gerunds are nominalised verbs used as nouns.