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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lexicalize \lex"i*cal*ize\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*kal*[imac]z), 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]