lexify

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verb

establish as an item-word (sometimes with adaptation of spelling) after using it as a general phrase, e.g. today < to day;

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verblexify (third-person singular simple present lexifies, present participle lexifying, simple past and past participle lexified)

present singular third person lexifies · participle present lexifying · participle past lexified · past lexified

  1. establish as an item-word (sometimes with adaptation of spelling) after using it as a general phrase, e.g. today < to day;
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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