lexicalize
Meanings
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"
- To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
- To accept a term into one's own vocabulary as a distinct lexical unit.
Origin / Etymology
From lexical + -ize.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 28
lexicalize is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlexicalize is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lexicalize is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 31
lexicalize is a valid Words With Friends word