gutturalize

(gutər əl īz′)

transitive verb gutturalized, gutturalizing

  1. to pronounce gutturally
  2. to give a guttural sound to; velarize

Origin: guttural + -ize

Related Forms:

See gutturalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb gut·tur·al·ized, gut·tur·al·iz·ing, gut·tur·al·iz·es
  1. To pronounce in a guttural manner.
  2. Linguistics To velarize.

Related Forms:

  • gutˌtur·al·i·zaˈtion (-ə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun
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