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lenited

lenited is the simple past and past participle of lenite.

Meaning of lenite

Verb

lenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
    • This environment lenites "m" to "mh".
  2. (intransitive) To undergo lenition.
    • "M" lenites to "mh".

Words formed from lenited

Questions about lenited

What is lenited the simple past and past participle of?
Lenited is the simple past and past participle of lenite.

Words near lenited in the dictionary

  1. Leninsk
  2. leniolisib
  3. lenis
  4. Lenises
  5. lenite
  6. lenited
  7. lenites
  8. lenities
  9. leniting
  10. lenition
  11. lenitions

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