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labialize

UK/ˈleɪ.bi.ə.laɪz/US/ˈleɪ.bi.əˌlaɪz/

labialize verb: to round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

Verb

labialize (third-person singular simple present labializes, present participle labializing, simple past and past participle labialized)

  1. (transitive) To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

labialize meaning in Bengali

labialize in Bengali

ধ্বনি ওষ্ঠ্য করা, বৃত্তাকার করা

Antonyms of labialize

Forms of labialize

third-person singular presentlabializes
present participlelabializing
past participlelabialized
pastlabialized

Origin of labialize

labial (from Latin labium (“lip”)) + -ize (“causative suffix”)

Words formed from labialize

Questions about labialize

What does labialize mean?
Labialize means to round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.
What is labialize in Bengali?
Labialize in Bengali is ধ্বনি ওষ্ঠ্য করা, বৃত্তাকার করা. See Labialize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is labialize?
Labialize is a verb.
How do you pronounce labialize?
Labialize is pronounced /ˈleɪ.bi.ə.laɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of labialize?
The past tense of labialize is labialized.

Words near labialize in the dictionary

  1. labialities
  2. labiality
  3. labializable
  4. labialization
  5. labializations
  6. labialize
  7. labialized
  8. labializes
  9. labializing
  10. labially
  11. labials

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Adapted from Wiktionary: labialize (page history and authors); labialize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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