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labialize definition

la·bi·al·ize (-iz′)

transitive verb labialized -·ized′, labializing -·iz′·ing

  1. to pronounce (a sound or sounds) by using the lips, sometimes excessively
  2. to round (a vowel)

Etymology: labial + -ize

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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