Lexicalize

//ˈlɛksɪkəlaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning. intransitive
  2. 2
    make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language wordnet
  3. 3
    To accept a term into one's own vocabulary as a distinct lexical unit. transitive

    "In fact, the child will lexicalize one, two, or three elements of the semantic representation according to his lexicalization span."

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"In fact, the child will lexicalize one, two, or three elements of the semantic representation according to his lexicalization span."

Etymology

From lexical + -ize.

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