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lexicalize — lex i*cal*ize (l[e^]ks [i^]*kal*[imac]z), v. t. 1. To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German Gemuetlichkeit is not lexicalized in English. [WordNet 1.5] 2. To increase the importance of, or emphasis on, words as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lexicalize — (Amer.) v. make a word from words that exist; convert a phrase or affix into a lexical item (also lexicalise) … English contemporary dictionary
lexicalize — transitive verb see lexicalization … New Collegiate Dictionary
lexicalize — 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… … Universalium
lexicalize — lex·i·cal·ize … English syllables
lexicalize — verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language The concept expressed by German Gemuetlichkeit is not lexicalized in English • Syn: ↑lexicalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑lexicalization • Hypernyms: ↑give… … Useful english dictionary
lexicalized — lexicalize (Amer.) v. make a word from words that exist; convert a phrase or affix into a lexical item (also lexicalise) … English contemporary dictionary
lexicalizes — lexicalize (Amer.) v. make a word from words that exist; convert a phrase or affix into a lexical item (also lexicalise) … English contemporary dictionary
lexicalizing — lexicalize (Amer.) v. make a word from words that exist; convert a phrase or affix into a lexical item (also lexicalise) … English contemporary dictionary
Lexicalisation — In psycholinguistics lexicalisation is the process of going from meaning to sound in speech production.In the most widely accepted model, speech production, in which an underlying concept is converted into a word, is at least a two stage process … Wikipedia
