lexicalize
lexicalize · lexicalizes · lexicalized · lexicalizing
лексикализовывать, лексикализовать
lexikalisieren
To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a…To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
/ˈlɛksɪkəlaɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
(transitive)To accept a term into one's own vocabulary as a distinct lexical unit.
lexikalisieren
лексикализо́выватьleksikalizóvyvatʹ, лексикализова́тьleksikalizovátʹ
More definitions
- make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to convert to a single lexical unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to convert to a single lexical unit:
Forms
lexicalizes, lexicalizing, lexicalized, lexicalized| Base form | lexicalize · to lexicalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lexicalizes |
| Present participle | lexicalizing |
| Past simple | lexicalized |
| Past participle | lexicalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language:lexicalise
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle