palatalize

• palatalise

From palatal + -ize.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpælətəlaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: pal‧a‧tal‧ize
• Rhymes: -aɪz

palatalize (third-person singular simple present palatalizes, present participle palatalizing, simple past and past participle palatalized)

1. (phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

   Synonym: palatize

   Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".

2. (phonetics, intransitive, unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

palatalize

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of palatalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

palatalize

1. inflection of palatalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative