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lenite
(lə-nītˈ)
verb le·nit·ed, le·nit·ing, le·nites verb, intransitive To undergo an increase in sonority or become lenis. Said of consonant sounds, as when (p) changes to (b), (b) to (v), or (v) to (w).
verb, transitive To cause (a consonant sound) to lenite.
Related Forms:
- le·niˈtion (-nĭshˈən) noun