Grammaticalize
[gruh-mat-i-kuh-lahyz] /grəˈmæt ɪ kəˌlaɪz/
verb (used with object), grammaticalized, grammaticalizing. Linguistics.
1.
to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE līc, “body,” as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE frēondlīc, “friendly.”.
2.
to represent (semantic features) by categories, as plurality in English or gender in French.
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