lexicalizing

lex·i·cal·ize

[lek-si-kuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), lex·i·cal·ized, lex·i·cal·iz·ing. Linguistics.
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 item.
Also, especially British, lex·i·cal·ise.


Origin:
1935–40; lexical + -ize

lex·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun
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lexicalize or lexicalise (ˈlɛksɪkəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
linguistics to form (a word or lexeme) or (of a word or lexeme) to be formed from constituent morphemes, words, or lexemes, as to form cannot from can and not
 
lexicalise or lexicalise
 
vb
 
lexicali'zation or lexicalise
 
n
 
lexicali'sation or lexicalise
 
n

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Lexicalizing is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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