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decimalize

[ des-uh-muh-lahyz, des-muh- ]

verb (used with object)

, dec·i·mal·ized, dec·i·mal·iz·ing.
  1. to reduce to a decimal system.

decimalize

/ ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal system

    Britain has decimalized her currency

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdecimaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • deci·mal·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decimalize1

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize

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