phonemicize

 [fuh-nee-muh-sahyz, foh-]  

pho·ne·mi·cize

   [fuh-nee-muh-sahyz, foh-]
verb (used with object), pho·ne·mi·cized, pho·ne·mi·ciz·ing.
1.
to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
2.
to analyze (a word, the sound structure of a language, etc.) by establishing its phonemes.
Also, especially British, pho·ne·mi·cise.

Origin:
1935–40; phonemic + -ize

Related forms
pho·ne·mi·ci·za·tion, noun
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