consonantize

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English

Etymology

From consonant +‎ -ize.

Verb

consonantize (third-person singular simple present consonantizes, present participle consonantizing, simple past and past participle consonantized)

  1. (transitive) To change into, or use as, a consonant.
    • 1869, John Peile, Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology:
      The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position.
  2. (intransitive) To become a consonant; to be used as a consonant

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