relexify

[ ree-lek-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, Linguistics.

, re·lex·i·fied, re·lex·i·fy·ing.

1. to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.

Other Words From

• re·lexi·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of relexify¹

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