dentalize

den·tal·ize

[den-tl-ahyz]
verb (used with object), den·tal·ized, den·tal·iz·ing. Phonetics.
to change into or pronounce as a dental sound.
Also, especially British, den·tal·ise.


Origin:
1860–65; dental + -ize

den·tal·i·za·tion, noun
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