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verb
to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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verb
To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To turn red, like the robes of a cardinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic, rare, transitive
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History
From cardinal + -ize.
