LEXICALIZE


Meaning of LEXICALIZE in English

— lexicalization , n.

/lek"si keuh luyz'/ , v.t., lexicalized, lexicalizing . Ling.

1. to convert (an affix, a phrase, etc.) into a lexical item, as in using the suffix -ism as the noun ism.

2. to represent (a set of semantic features) by a lexical item.

Also, esp. Brit., lexicalise .

[ 1935-40; LEXICAL + -IZE ]

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