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palatalize

verb
/ˈpælətəlaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatalize From palatal + -ize.

  1. derived from -isen English -ize English palatalize From palatal + -ize
  2. derived from -iserbor
  3. derived from -izōder
  4. derived from -ālisbor
  5. derived from -ālis Old French -elbor
  6. derived from -albor
  7. derived from *-ālis Latin -ālisbor✻
  8. derived from palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der
  9. derived from palatbor
  10. derived from palātumder
  11. derived from *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder✻

Definitions

  1. To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound…

    To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

    • Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".

  2. To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA