2006-12-23 13:47:27 · 14 answers · asked by jf60cutter 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Strangely enough, there is a widely accepted rule, that in English, if you make up a totally new word in the course of description, and it fits your meaning, and it is understood, and it is not the misuse of another word, it is a word. if used in the public domain for one year and is publicly accepted, then it can be entered into the dictionary.
2006-12-23 15:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by mumtaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Habitul:yes,but habitualizes not really ok
2006-12-24 00:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by ABC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes check Websters
2006-12-23 21:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by grapeape199412 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Derived from the habit of making verbs out of nouns, meaning to make a regular practice of a behavior.
2006-12-23 21:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Paul W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I checked Websters and Random House, a collage dictionary and dictionary .com.. I have listed all the links for you.... No it is not a word!
2006-12-23 22:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by Susan Beck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is really not a word like habitual or habitualness, but people do you it
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=habitualizes&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
2006-12-23 22:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's a proper word or not but I use it often and have come across it sometimes
2006-12-23 23:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if not yes,it could be,the method for making this word is correct something like personalize .habit (noun) +al----------to make adjective then adding ize to make it verb
2006-12-24 02:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by nas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsession with
2006-12-25 18:59:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A neologist would say there is such a word. However, not being one, I would say no such word exists.
2006-12-23 21:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by Gregnir 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋