Palatalize Definition
pălə-tə-līz
palatalized, palatalizes, palatalizing
verb
palatalized
To articulate as a palatal; specif., to change (a nonpalatal sound) into a palatal sound.
The original sound represented by t in “nature” has been palatalized to (); Russian contains many palatalized sounds.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- palatalise
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