mislexicalize
mislexicalize · mislexicalizes · mislexicalized · mislexicalizing
To lexicalize incorrectlyTo lexicalize incorrectly; to assign the wrong meaning to a word or group of words.
Meaning
1 sensesTo lexicalize incorrectly; to assign the wrong meaning to a word or group of words.
Origin
From mis- + lexicalize.From mis- + lexicalize.
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Forms
mislexicalizes, mislexicalizing, mislexicalized, mislexicalized| Base form | mislexicalize · to mislexicalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mislexicalizes |
| Present participle | mislexicalizing |
| Past simple | mislexicalized |
| Past participle | mislexicalized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 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