paronymize

verb — 2 senses

paronymize

verb

Etymology From paronym + -ize.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To convert into a paronym.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rare To adapt a word from a foreign language by rendering it into a native form.

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