# cardinalize

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. to transform an ordinal measure (where distance between points doesn't matter, just the ordering) into a cardinal one (where distance matters).
2. To exalt to the office of a cardinal.
3. To turn red, like the robes of a cardinal.

## Etymology
From cardinal + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cardinalize