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decimalize

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdɛsɪməlaɪz/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To convert to the decimal system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

change to the decimal system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The country decimalized the currency in 1975

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decimalise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convert, change over

3

verb

Meaning 3

change from fractions to decimals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decimalise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English decimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English decimalize From decimal + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: decimalizzare — to convert to the decimal system
  • Portuguese: decimalizar — to convert to the decimal system
  • Spanish: decimalizar — to convert to the decimal system