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glottalize

glottalize verb: to apply glottalization while articulating another sound.

Verb

glottalize (third-person singular simple present glottalizes, present participle glottalizing, simple past and past participle glottalized)

  1. To apply glottalization while articulating another sound.

Forms of glottalize

third-person singular presentglottalizes
present participleglottalizing
past participleglottalized
pastglottalized

Origin of glottalize

From glottal + -ize.

Words formed from glottalize

Questions about glottalize

What does glottalize mean?
Glottalize means to apply glottalization while articulating another sound.
What part of speech is glottalize?
Glottalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of glottalize?
The past tense of glottalize is glottalized.

Words near glottalize in the dictionary

  1. glottalises
  2. glottalising
  3. glottality
  4. glottalization
  5. glottalizations
  6. glottalize
  7. glottalized
  8. glottalizes
  9. glottalizing
  10. glottalling
  11. glottally

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