cliticize
[ klit-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈklɪt əˌsaɪz /
verb (used without object), clit·i·cized, clit·i·ciz·ing. Linguistics.
to become attached to a word or phrase as a clitic.
Nearby words
clite, clitellum, clithral, clithrophobia, clitic, cliticize, clitoral, clitoric, clitoridean, clitoridectomy, clitoriditis
Also especially British, clit·i·cise.
Related formsclit·i·ci·za·tion, noun
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