ˌleksə̇kələ̇ˈzāshən noun
( -s -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: lexical + -ization
1. : the realization of a meaning in a single word or morpheme of a language rather than in a grammatical construction
2. : the treatment of a formerly freely composed, grammatically regular, and semantically transparent phrase or inflected form as a formally or semantically idiomatic expression
• lex·i·cal·ize ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌlīz transitive verb