denominalization

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English

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Examples

truncheon (a short staff; a club)truncheon (to strike with a truncheon)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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de- +‎ nominal +‎ -ization

Pronunciation

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Noun

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denominalization (countable and uncountable, plural denominalizations)

  1. (linguistics) The process through which a noun becomes a verb related to the use of said noun.

See also

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