paronymize
verbEtymology From paronym + -ize.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To convert into a paronym.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To adapt a word from a foreign language by rendering it into a native form.
verb — 2 senses
Etymology From paronym + -ize.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To convert into a paronym.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To adapt a word from a foreign language by rendering it into a native form.
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