diphthongized

Variant of diphthongize

diphthongize definition

diph·thong·ize (-gīz′, -īz′)

transitive verb diphthongized -·ized′, diphthongizing -·iz′·ing

to pronounce (a simple vowel) as a diphthong

intransitive verb

to become a diphthong

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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