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iotize

/ˈaɪətaɪz/

iotize verb: to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".

Verb

iotize (third-person singular simple present iotizes, present participle iotizing, simple past and past participle iotized)

  1. (transitive) To precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
    Synonyms:
    iotate

Synonyms of iotize

Forms of iotize

third-person singular presentiotizes
present participleiotizing
past participleiotized
pastiotized
alternative formiotise

Origin of iotize

1854 pre-iotized, 1874 iotization, iotized, 1890 iotised, 1906 iotise. Adapted from Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω (iōtízō, “I write with an iota”). Compare iota.

Words formed from iotize

Questions about iotize

What does iotize mean?
Iotize means to precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".
What part of speech is iotize?
Iotize is a verb.
How do you pronounce iotize?
Iotize is pronounced /ˈaɪətaɪz/.
What is the past tense of iotize?
The past tense of iotize is iotized.

Words near iotize in the dictionary

  1. iothalamates
  2. iothion
  3. iotified
  4. iotisation
  5. iotization
  6. iotize
  7. iotized
  8. iotizes
  9. iotizing
  10. Ioto
  11. iotrolan

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