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rhotacize

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rho⋅ta⋅cize

  [roh-tuh-sahyz] verb, -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
Use rhotacize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
2. to pronounce (a vowel) with r-color.
–verb (used without object)
3. to undergo rhotacism.
Also, especially British, rho⋅ta⋅cise.

Origin:
1960–65; rhotac(ism) + -ize

Related forms:
rho⋅ta⋅ci⋅za⋅tion, noun
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