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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
palatal + -ize
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpælətəlaɪz/
- Hyphenation: pal‧a‧tal‧ize
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Verb
palatalize (third-person singular simple present palatalizes, present participle palatalizing, simple past and past participle palatalized)
- (phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
- Synonym: palatize
Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".
- (phonetics, intransitive, unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.
Derived terms
Translations
to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate
Galician
Verb
palatalize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of palatalizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
palatalize
- inflection of palatalizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative