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lenite

[luh-nahyt]

verb (used without object)

1.

to undergo lenition; be pronounced with weakened articulation, as when the consonant sound p changes to b, b to v, or v to w.

verb (used with object)

2.

to cause (a consonant sound) to lenite.

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Lenite is always a great word to know.

So is semivowel. Does it mean:

articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth

a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet

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