cardinalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
  2. To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
  3. To turn red, like the robes of a cardinal.

Word forms

cardinalize cardinalizes cardinalizing cardinalized

Etymology

From cardinal + -ize.

Related words

ordinalize

Derived words

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