English verb: decimalize | |||
1. | decimalize (change) change from fractions to decimals | ||
Samples | Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000. | ||
Synonyms | decimalise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | decimalize (change) change to the decimal system | ||
Samples | The country decimalized the currency in 1975. | ||
Synonyms | decimalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change over, convert | ||