relexify

[ ree-lek-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object),re·lex·i·fied, re·lex·i·fy·ing.Linguistics.
  1. to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.

Origin of relexify

1
First recorded in 1960–65; re- + lexi(con) + -fy

Other words from relexify

  • re·lex·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

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