cliticize

[ klit-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used without object),clit·i·cized, clit·i·ciz·ing.Linguistics.
  1. to become attached to a word or phrase as a clitic.

Origin of cliticize

1
  • Also especially British, clit·i·cise .

Other words from cliticize

  • clit·i·ci·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby cliticize

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