labiovelarize
[ ley-bee-oh-vee-luh-rahyz ]
verb (used with or without object),la·bi·o·ve·lar·ized, la·bi·o·ve·lar·iz·ing.Phonetics.
to make or become labiovelar.
Origin of labiovelarize
1First recorded in 1935–40; labiovelar + -ize
- Also especially British, la·bi·o·ve·lar·ise .
Other words from labiovelarize
- la·bi·o·ve·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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