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labialise

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la⋅bi⋅al⋅ize

  [ley-bee-uh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing. Phonetics.
to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
Also, especially British, la⋅bi⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1865–70; labial + -ize

Related forms:
la⋅bi⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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labialise

verb
pronounce with rounded lips [syn: round] 
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