grammaticalise

verb

Meaning

To make grammatical.
To integrate into a system of grammar; to make (something such as a constraint) an element or rule of grammar, to cause (something) to be required by grammar.
To cause (a word, a suffix, etc) to undergo grammaticalization.

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Related words

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Sources

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