Word: securitize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: se
cu
ri
tize
Definition: To convert assets (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.
Morphemes:
Affix: secure
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: se-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: without
Affix: cura
Language: la
Decoded: cura
Meaning: care
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective