conventionalize

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English convention Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conventional 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 conventionalize From conventional + -ize.

1. To make something conventional.

   “A human language is a conventionalized communication system that is acquired, produced, and understood in a community of people, to be used in their day-to-day lives.”