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Palatalize
see synonyms of palatalizeVerb
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Palatalize
see synonyms of palatalizeverb
(transitive)
to pronounce (a speech sound) with the blade of the tongue touching the palate
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Palatalize
see synonyms of palatalize verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpalatalˌized or ˈpalatalˌizing
Phonetics
to articulate as a palatal sound; specif., to change (a nonpalatal sound) into a palatal sound
the original sound represented by t in “nature” has been palatalized to (ch); Russian contains many palatalized sounds
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Palatalize
see synonyms of palatalizetr.v. pal·a·tal·ized, pal·a·tal·iz·ing, pal·a·tal·iz·es
To pronounce as or alter to a palatal sound.
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