English verb: lexicalize | |||
| 1. | lexicalize (communication) make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language | ||
| Samples | The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English. | ||
| Synonyms | lexicalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word | ||