lemmatize

L1E1M3M3A1T1I1Z10E1

verb

To convert an inflected form of a lexeme to a lemma.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verblemmatize (third-person singular simple present lemmatizes, present participle lemmatizing, simple past and past participle lemmatized)

present singular third person lemmatizes · participle present lemmatizing · participle past lemmatized · past lemmatized · alternative lemmatise

  1. human sciencesTo convert an inflected form of a lexeme to a lemma.

Origin

Translations

Catalan lematitzar
  • lematitzarto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Danish lemmatisere
  • lemmatisereto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Dutch lemmatiseren
  • lemmatiserento convert an inflected form into a lemma
Finnish perusmuotoistaa, lemmatisoida
  • perusmuotoistaato convert an inflected form into a lemma
  • lemmatisoidato convert an inflected form into a lemma
French lemmatiser
  • lemmatiserto convert an inflected form into a lemma
German lemmatisieren
  • lemmatisierento convert an inflected form into a lemma
Hungarian lemmatizál
  • lemmatizálto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Icelandic lemma
  • lemmato convert an inflected form into a lemma
Italian lemmatizzare
  • lemmatizzareto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Portuguese lematizar
  • lematizarto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Romanian lematiza
  • lematizato convert an inflected form into a lemma
Spanish lematizar
  • lematizarto convert an inflected form into a lemma
Swedish lemmatisera
  • lemmatiserato convert an inflected form into a lemma
Cite this entry
APA

lemmatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemmatize

MLA

“lemmatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemmatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lemmatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemmatize.

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