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with regard to anything a posteriori, I always think "extrapolate" - since you're starting from a known point and applying regular changes to arrive at a hypothetical result. For a priori, "make up" seems quite succint, if a little unglamorous.... Pete C. --- Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@hidden.email> wrote: > Do we have a conlanging word that means specifically > "to create a word and > place it in the lexicon?" I always feel that the > word "create" falls short > as in the case of my main conglang opus right now, I > have parent language to > work with. Perhaps the definition may have to even > be specific to a priori > and a posteriori languages. The pharse "make up" > feels to general as one > "makes up" many different things. If the word does > not exist, what > suggestions do you have? > > I feel that something akin to "lexicate" may work. > > Ideas, suggestions?? > Scotto