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gut⋅tur⋅al⋅ize

  [guht-er-uh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use gutturalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to speak or pronounce (something) in a guttural manner.
2. Phonetics. to change into, pronounce as, or supplement with a guttural or gutturalized sound.
–verb (used without object)
3. to speak gutturally.
Also, especially British, gut⋅ter⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1815–25; guttural + -ize

Related forms:
gut⋅tur⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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gut·tur·al·ize   (gŭt'ər-ə-līz')   
tr.v.   gut·tur·al·ized, gut·tur·al·iz·ing, gut·tur·al·iz·es

  1. To pronounce in a guttural manner.

  2. Linguistics To velarize.

gut'tur·al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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