denasalize

 [dee-ney-zuh-lahyz]  

de·na·sal·ize

   [dee-ney-zuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), de·na·sal·ized, de·na·sal·iz·ing. Phonetics.
to diminish the nasal resonance of (speech or a speech sound).
Also, especially British, de·na·sal·ise.

Origin:
de- + nasalize
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Denasalize is always a great word to know.
So is consonant. Does it mean:
dominating the other sounds in a syllable
any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in a syllable
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