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lemmatize

[ lem-uh-tahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, lem·ma·tized, lem·ma·tiz·ing.
  1. to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.

lemmatize

/ ˈlɛməˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. tr linguistics to group together the inflected forms of (a word) for analysis as a single item
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Derived Forms

  • ˌlemmatiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • lemma·ti·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lemmatize1

1965–70; < Greek lēmmat- (stem of lêmma; lemma 1 ) + -ize

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