˜yÐÄvlog

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relexify

[ ree-lek-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

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


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±ô±ð³æi·´Ú¾±Â·³¦²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of relexify1

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

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