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epenthesize

[ uh-pen-thuh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ep·en·the·sized, ep·en·the·siz·ing.
  1. to insert as an epenthetic sound.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of epenthesize1

First recorded in 1875–80; epenthes(is) + -ize

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