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denasalize

UK/diːˈneɪzəlaɪz/

denasalize verb: to remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel.

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 denasalize

third-person singular presentdenasalizes
present participledenasalizing
past participledenasalized
pastdenasalized

Origin of denasalize

From de- + nasalize.

Questions about denasalize

What does denasalize mean?
Denasalize means to remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel.
What part of speech is denasalize?
Denasalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce denasalize?
Denasalize is pronounced /diːˈneɪzəlaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of denasalize?
The past tense of denasalize is denasalized.

Words near denasalize in the dictionary

  1. denasalises
  2. denasalising
  3. denasality
  4. denasalization
  5. denasalizations
  6. denasalize
  7. denasalized
  8. denasalizes
  9. denasalizing
  10. denasals
  11. denaskulo

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