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pal·a·tal·ize

Audio Help [pal-uh-tl-ahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing. Phonetics

–verb (used with object)

1.	to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l-sound in million.

–verb (used without object)

2.	(of a consonant) to undergo palatalization.

Also, especially British, pal·a·tal·ise.

[Origin: 1865–70; palatal + -ize

]

—Related forms

pal·a·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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pal·a·tal·ize Audio Help (pāl'ə-tə-līz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. pal·a·tal·ized, pal·a·tal·iz·ing, pal·a·tal·iz·es
To pronounce as or alter to a palatal sound.

pal'a·tal·i·za'tion (-tə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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