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phonemize

phonemize verb: to make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.

Verb

phonemize (third-person singular simple present phonemizes, present participle phonemizing, simple past and past participle phonemized)

  1. To make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.
    • It is quite natural to phonemize /[…]/, because now there obtains an iconic relation between /[…]/ and its "realization" "—r". It […] would be awkward to phonemize /[…]/ and to regard [[…]] as […]1982, Martti Nyman, Relational and Reconstructive Aspects of Grammatical Systematization: Data-oriented Studies

Forms of phonemize

third-person singular presentphonemizes
present participlephonemizing
past participlephonemized
pastphonemized

Questions about phonemize

What does phonemize mean?
Phonemize means to make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.
What part of speech is phonemize?
Phonemize is a verb.
What is the past tense of phonemize?
The past tense of phonemize is phonemized.

Words near phonemize in the dictionary

  1. phonemised
  2. phonemises
  3. phonemising
  4. phonemization
  5. phonemizations
  6. phonemize
  7. phonemized
  8. phonemizes
  9. phonemizing
  10. phonendoscope
  11. phonendoscopes

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