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na·sal·ize
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ˈneɪ
zəˌlaɪz
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-lahyz
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verb,
na·sal·ized,
na·sal·iz·ing.
Phonetics
verb (used with object)
1.
to pronounce as a
nasal
sound
.
verb (used without object)
2.
to pronounce normally oral sounds as
nasal
sounds.
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any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in a syllable
a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture
For the 'l' sound, having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable; produced without frication or aspiration
to change a speech sound to an articulation requiring less effort, as from geminate to nongeminate or from stop to fricative
the audible result of phonation and resonance
back-vowel resonance in the 'l' sound when situated after a vowel in the same syllable
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Also,
especially British
,
na·sal·ise
.
Origin:
1840–50;
nasal
1
+
-ize
Related forms
na·sal·i·za·tion,
noun
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nasalize
or
nasalise
(ˈneɪz
ə
ˌlaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to pronounce nasally
nasalise
or
nasalise
—
vb
nasali'zation
or
nasalise
—
n
nasali'sation
or
nasalise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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