lexicalize

Definition of Lexicalize in English :

1. lexicalise, lexicalize

make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language

Example Sentences:
'The concept expressed by German Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lexicalize

verb

linguistics

to form (a word or lexeme) or (of a word or lexeme) to be formed from constituent morphemes, words, or lexemes, as to form cannot from can and not

tr.v. lex·i·cal·ized, lex·i·cal·iz·ing, lex·i·cal·iz·es
Linguistics

1. To express using a word or words: a language that lexicalizes the concept of time.

2. To incorporate into a language as a new word: a language that has lexicalized expressions from its dialects.

3. To treat (a phrase, expression, or other group of morphemes) as a single word: The word "pick-me-up<" lexicalizes the phrase "pick me up."