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denasalise

denasalise is the alternative form of denasalize.

Meaning of denasalize

Verb

denasalize (third-person singular simple present denasalizes, present participle denasalizing, simple past and past participle denasalized)

  1. (transitive) To remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel.
    • Thus, whining is nasalized, a bad cold denasalizes speech.1974, Indian Linguistics, volumes 35-36, page 223

Forms of denasalise

third-person singular presentdenasalises
present participledenasalising
past participledenasalised
pastdenasalised

Questions about denasalise

What is denasalise the alternative form of?
Denasalise is the alternative form of denasalize.

Words near denasalise in the dictionary

  1. denarrativizing
  2. denars
  3. denary
  4. Denas
  5. denasal
  6. denasalise
  7. denasalised
  8. denasalises
  9. denasalising
  10. denasality
  11. denasalization

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