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Velarization
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ve·lar·ize       [vee-luh-rahyz] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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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ve·lar·ize       (vē'lə-rīz')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ve·lar·ized, ve·lar·iz·ing, ve·lar·iz·es
To articulate (a sound) by retracting the back of the tongue toward the soft palate.

ve'lar·i·za'tion (-lər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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