velarize

 [vee-luh-rahyz]  

ve·lar·ize

   [vee-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), ve·lar·ized, ve·lar·iz·ing. Phonetics.
to pronounce with velar articulation.
Also, especially British, ve·lar·ise.

Origin:
1930–35; velar + -ize

Related forms
ve·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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Velarize is always a great word to know.
So is breathed. Does it mean:
a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture
unvoiced or voiceless; utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound
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velarize or velarise (ˈviːləˌraɪz)
 
—vb
(tr) phonetics to pronounce or supplement the pronunciation of (a speech sound) with articulation at the soft palate, as in dark () in English tall
 
velarise or velarise
 
—vb
 
velari'zation or velarise
 
—n
 
velari'sation or velarise
 
—n

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