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relexicalizes

relexicalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 relexicalizes

What is relexicalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Relexicalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of relexicalize.

Words near relexicalizes in the dictionary

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

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