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nasalize

/ˈneɪ.zəˌlaɪz/

nasalize verb: to speak through the nose.

Verb

nasalize (third-person singular simple present nasalizes, present participle nasalizing, simple past and past participle nasalized)

  1. To speak through the nose.
  2. To make a nasal sound when speaking.
  3. To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.

nasalize meaning in Urdu and Vietnamese

nasalize in Urdu

speak through the nose
غُنَّہ کَرْنا ġunna karnā

nasalize in Vietnamese

allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
mũi hoá

Forms of nasalize

third-person singular presentnasalizes
present participlenasalizing
past participlenasalized
pastnasalized
alternative formnasalise

Origin of nasalize

From nasal + -ize.

Words formed from nasalize

Questions about nasalize

What does nasalize mean?
Nasalize means to speak through the nose.
What is nasalize in Urdu?
Nasalize in Urdu is غُنَّہ کَرْنا (ġunna karnā). See Nasalize meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is nasalize?
Nasalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce nasalize?
Nasalize is pronounced /ˈneɪ.zəˌlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of nasalize?
The past tense of nasalize is nasalized.

Words near nasalize in the dictionary

  1. nasalisms
  2. nasalities
  3. nasality
  4. nasalization
  5. nasalizations
  6. nasalize
  7. nasalized
  8. nasalizes
  9. nasalizing
  10. nasallang
  11. nasallangs

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