relexicalize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To change the lexicon of; to use different words for. transitive
    — 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'.
  2. To borrow or adopt back into a lexicon. transitive
    — to relexicalize a word

词形变化

relexicalizes present,singular,third-person relexicalizing participle,present relexicalized participle,past relexicalized past

词汇关系

相关词
relexicalization

词源

From re- + lexicalize.
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