lemmatize

[ lem-uh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, lem·ma·tized, lem·ma·tiz·ing.

1. to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.

lemmatize

/ ˈlɛməˌtaɪz /

verb

1. tr linguistics to group together the inflected forms of (a word) for analysis as a single item

Derived Forms

• ˌlemmatiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• lemma·ti·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lemmatize¹

1965–70; < Greek lēmmat- (stem of lêmma; lemma ¹ ) + -ize