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(transitive) To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory..
As we see from the examples in (55): (55) (a) John will put [_(NP) the car] [_(PP) in the garage] (55) (b) ^✽John will put [_(NP) the car] (55) (c) ^✽John will put [_(PP) in the garage] (55) (d) ^✽John will put the Verb put subcategorizes (i.e. ‘takesʼ) obligatory NP and PP complements (to simplify exposition here, we ignore the fact that the subcategorization properties of put may be predictable from its thematic properties, and from general word-order principles such as the STRICT ADJACENCY CONDITION).
Use subcategorize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subcategorize means (transitive) To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As we see from the examples in (55): (55) (a) John will put [_(NP) the car] [_(PP) in the garage] (55) (b) ^✽John will put [_(NP) the car] (55) (c) ^✽John will put [_(PP) in the garage] (55) (d) ^✽John will put the Verb put subcategorizes (i.e. ‘takesʼ) obligatory NP and PP complements (to simplify exposition here, we ignore the fact that the subcategorization properties of put may be predictable from its thematic properties, and from general word-order principles such as the STRICT ADJACENCY CONDITION).
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