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labialize

(-iz′)

transitive verb labialized, labializing

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

Origin: labial + -ize

Related Forms:

labialization noun

See labialize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb la·bi·al·ized, la·bi·al·iz·ing, la·bi·al·iz·es

To round (a speech sound); make labial.

Related Forms:

laˌbi·al·i·zaˈtion (-ə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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