[pal-uh-tl-ahyz] 
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing. Phonetics| 1. | to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l-sound in million. |
| 2. | (of a consonant) to undergo palatalization. |
| pal·a·tal·ize (pāl'ə-tə-līz') tr.v. pal·a·tal·ized, pal·a·tal·iz·ing, pal·a·tal·iz·es To pronounce as or alter to a palatal sound. pal'a·tal·i·za'tion (-tə-lĭ-zā'shən) n. |
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