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consonantize

consonantize verb: to change into, or use as, a consonant.

Verb

consonantize (third-person singular simple present consonantizes, present participle consonantizing, simple past and past participle consonantized)

  1. (transitive) To change into, or use as, a consonant.
    • The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position.1869, John Peile, Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology
  2. (intransitive) To become a consonant; to be used as a consonant.

Forms of consonantize

third-person singular presentconsonantizes
present participleconsonantizing
past participleconsonantized
pastconsonantized

Origin of consonantize

From consonant + -ize.

Words formed from consonantize

Questions about consonantize

What does consonantize mean?
Consonantize means to change into, or use as, a consonant.
What part of speech is consonantize?
Consonantize is a verb.
What is the past tense of consonantize?
The past tense of consonantize is consonantized.

Words near consonantize in the dictionary

  1. consonanthood
  2. consonantic
  3. consonantism
  4. consonantisms
  5. consonantization
  6. consonantize
  7. consonantized
  8. consonantizes
  9. consonantizing
  10. consonantless
  11. consonantly

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