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nasalise

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na⋅sal⋅ize

  [ney-zuh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing. Phonetics
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pronounce as a nasal sound.
–verb (used without object)
2. to pronounce normally oral sounds as nasal sounds.
Also, especially British, na⋅sal⋅ise.

Origin:
1840–50; nasal 1 + -ize

Related forms:
na⋅sal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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nasalise

verb
1. speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: nasalize] 
2. pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" [syn: nasalize] 
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