Conversationalizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Transforms formal or complex content into a more informal and easygoing style fit for everyday dialogue
2. Adapts language or material to sound natural and relaxed, as if in regular speech
3. Changes text or speech to a simpler, friendlier form that mimics the tone of ordinary conversations

Etymology: "Conversationalizes" is the third-person singular present form of "conversationalize," so it describes someone or something making a thing sound informal and chatty. The verb is built from "conversational," itself formed from "conversation," which came into English from Old French and Latin roots meaning to live or move among people, plus the suffix "-ize," which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning to make, cause to become, or treat in a certain way. The suffix does most of the work here. "-ize" has been attached to English adjectives and nouns for centuries, producing verbs such as "modernize" and "standardize," and "conversationalize" follows that pattern exactly: take the adjective "conversational," which describes talk that is easy, relaxed and unforced, and add "-ize" to mean making something conversational in tone. A writer who conversationalizes a formal report turns its stiff phrasing into something closer to everyday speech.