Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lexiconize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lex-i-conize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create a lexicon for.

Example Sentences

"We hope that the present attempt to lexiconize the vast and multifaceted worlds of music's Romanticisms will serve as a stepping-stone for more satisfactory future contributions."
"The dog had no way of naming things for itself and so Teddy had dutifully taken it upon himself to lexiconize the world for it."
"In order to delineate and label realities, there are no natural concepts that only require linguistic label to be reflected; rather, groups lexiconize naturalized concepts and elements; pivotal to this linguistic encoding of notions are customs and worldview, both of which have been located within the Yoruba cosmology."

Etymology

From lexicon + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lexicon

Inflected Forms

lexiconizes (present, singular) lexiconizing (participle, present) lexiconized (participle, past) lexiconized (past) lexiconise (alternative)

Questions

What does lexiconize mean?: To create a lexicon for.
Where does lexiconize come from?: From lexicon + -ize.

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