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consonantizing

consonantizing is the present participle and gerund of consonantize.

Meaning of consonantize

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.

Questions about consonantizing

What is consonantizing the present participle and gerund of?
Consonantizing is the present participle and gerund of consonantize.

Words near consonantizing in the dictionary

  1. consonantisms
  2. consonantization
  3. consonantize
  4. consonantized
  5. consonantizes
  6. consonantizing
  7. consonantless
  8. consonantly
  9. consonantness
  10. consonants
  11. consonous

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