˜yÐÄvlog

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decimalize

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

verb (used with object)

decimalized, decimalizing.
  1. to reduce to a decimal system.


decimalize

/ ˈ»åÉ›²õɪ³¾É™ËŒ±ô²¹Éª³ú /

verb

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

    Britain has decimalized her currency

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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ»å±ð³¦¾±³¾²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð³¦î€…i·³¾²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decimalize1

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize
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Example Sentences

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But for decades, the British government had been pushing people to use the metric system, used in most of the world and developed using decimalized metric standards during the French Revolution.

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While cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, a number of states have increasingly passed legislation to decimalize it.

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In England proposals for decimalizing the coinage have long been under discussion at intervals.

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