| v. t. | 1. | To make into a word, coin into a word; |
| 2. | To increase the importance of, or emphasis on, words as opposed to other parts of a theory or program; - said of grammatical theories and computer programs, especially programs for understanding language; |
| Verb | 1. | lexicalize - 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" Synonyms: lexicalise |
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