labiovelarise

la·bi·o·ve·lar·ize

[ley-bee-oh-vee-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), la·bi·o·ve·lar·ized, la·bi·o·ve·lar·iz·ing. Phonetics.
to make or become labiovelar.
Also, especially British, la·bi·o·ve·lar·ise.


Origin:
1935–40; labiovelar + -ize

la·bi·o·ve·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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