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relexicalized

relexicalized is the simple past and past participle of relexicalize.

Meaning of relexicalize

Verb

relexicalize (third-person singular simple present relexicalizes, present participle relexicalizing, simple past and past participle relexicalized)

  1. (transitive) To change the lexicon of; to use different words for.
    • For example, in British newspapers, […] the process of telling someone off or reprimanding them is relexicalized as 'rap'. To criticize strongly is to 'blast' or 'slam', and to investigate is to 'probe'.2013, Michael Higgins, Angela Smith, The Language of Journalism: A Multi-genre Perspective, page 71
  2. (transitive) To borrow or adopt back into a lexicon.
    • to relexicalize a word

Questions about relexicalized

What is relexicalized the simple past and past participle of?
Relexicalized is the simple past and past participle of relexicalize.

Words near relexicalized in the dictionary

  1. relexicalises
  2. relexicalising
  3. relexicalization
  4. relexicalizations
  5. relexicalize
  6. relexicalized
  7. relexicalizes
  8. relexicalizing
  9. relexification
  10. relexifications
  11. relexified

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