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lingualize

lingualize verb: to make lingual.

Verb

lingualize (third-person singular simple present lingualizes, present participle lingualizing, simple past and past participle lingualized)

  1. To make lingual.
    • In a few cases, final r lingualizes the following t.
  2. (orthodontics) To cause or undergo lingualization.

Forms of lingualize

third-person singular presentlingualizes
present participlelingualizing
past participlelingualized
pastlingualized

Origin of lingualize

From lingual + -ize.

Questions about lingualize

What does lingualize mean?
Lingualize means to make lingual.
What part of speech is lingualize?
Lingualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of lingualize?
The past tense of lingualize is lingualized.

Words near lingualize in the dictionary

  1. linguales
  2. lingualis
  3. linguality
  4. lingualization
  5. lingualizations
  6. lingualize
  7. lingualized
  8. lingualizes
  9. lingualizing
  10. lingually
  11. linguals

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