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to decimalize

to decimalize

1 7.1
To change a system like money or measurements to use units of ten
  • verb
  • /ˈdɛsɪməlaɪz/
  • Specialized
: decimalizar
  • To modernize the economy, the country plans to decimalize prices, moving away from the old system.

Examples

  • Years ago, when O'Wally had decimalized conventional time, his engineers had not attained perfection.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Actually, if you visit that page, it only tells you when 3 countries of Europe decimalized: France, Malta, and the UK.

    Blog text (1)

  • In an effort to simplify currency exchanges, the government decided to decimalize the national currency.

  • The new measurement system will decimalize all units to make calculations easier for students.

Synonyms

to convert
vsto decimalize
53 3.7

Change money or measurements into another form

changes systems to use a base ten numbering structure

Surface Forms

decimalize infinitive
decimalized past
decimalized past participle
decimalizing present participle
decimalizes third person singular

Morphology

decimalize = decimal (transparent) = decimal + ize

Standard verb formation from the adjective/noun 'decimal' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or convert to'.

Etymology

Decimalize comes from decimal, which has the part deci- meaning 'ten' and the ending -ize meaning 'make' or 'become'. So to decimalize a system is to 'make' it use tens or a base-ten system, for example changing money or measures to use a decimal point.