Learn English – single verb for ‘to make positive’

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What SINGLE verb means 'to make or turn positive (something)'? Urbandictionary.com contains positify, but I prefer a verb accepted by a worthy dictionary like the OED.
I seek only 1 SINGLE verb; please exclude phrasal verbs or verb phrases.

Also, what of 'to make or turn something negative'? The transitive verb 'negative' doesn't mean this; it has 2 different definitions (first, to reject'; second, 'to neutralise').

Some sample sentences of my own:

1. I wish to learn how to make positive clauses of negative polarity.

2. How can we make negative comments (or experiences) positive?

Best Answer

OED gives positivize:

trans. To render positive or real.

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