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grammaticalize
(grə-mătˈĭ-kə-līzˌ)
transitive verb gram·mat·i·cal·ized, gram·mat·i·cal·iz·ing, gram·mat·i·cal·iz·es To change (a content word) into a function word or a grammatical affix.
Related Forms:
- gram·matˌi·cal·i·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun