cardinalize
Meanings
verb
- to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
- To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
- To turn red, like the robes of a cardinal.
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Etymology
From cardinal + -ize.
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