(v) make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language, Syn. lexicalise, Example:The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
(n) the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings, Syn. lexical ambiguity, Ant. monosemy
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. 1. To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. To increase the importance of, or emphasis on, words as opposed to other parts of a theory or program; -- said of grammatical theories and computer programs, especially programs for understanding language; as, lexicalized tree-adjoining grammar. [ PJC ]