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# How to pronounce "cardinalize" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kærdɪnælæɪz/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **car·di·na·lize**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
- To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
  - *Example*: "It hath been before shewed, by the Judgment of the Cardinalized Jesuit, That the Bishops of Rome have no temporal Possessions at all"

### Example Sentences
- "It hath been before shewed, by the Judgment of the Cardinalized Jesuit, That the Bishops of Rome have no temporal Possessions at all"

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "cardinalize"

- **Syllables**: car · di · na · lize
- **IPA**: `/kærdɪnælæɪz/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[cardinalizes](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cardinalizes), [cardinalized](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cardinalized), [cardinalizing](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cardinalizing), [cardinalization](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cardinalization)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “cardinalize”?
“cardinalize” is pronounced /kærdɪnælæɪz/ (car · di · na · lize). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “cardinalize”?
“cardinalize” has 4 syllables: car · di · na · lize.

### What does “cardinalize” mean?
to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).


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