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phonologize

/fəˈnɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

phonologize verb: to shift to a phonemic status by developing a phonetic feature.

Verb

phonologize (third-person singular simple present phonologizes, present participle phonologizing, simple past and past participle phonologized)

  1. To shift to a phonemic status by developing a phonetic feature.

Forms of phonologize

third-person singular presentphonologizes
present participlephonologizing
past participlephonologized
pastphonologized
alternative formphonologise

Origin of phonologize

From phonology + -ize.

Questions about phonologize

What does phonologize mean?
Phonologize means to shift to a phonemic status by developing a phonetic feature.
What part of speech is phonologize?
Phonologize is a verb.
How do you pronounce phonologize?
Phonologize is pronounced /fəˈnɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/.
What is the past tense of phonologize?
The past tense of phonologize is phonologized.

Words near phonologize in the dictionary

  1. phonologising
  2. phonologist
  3. phonologists
  4. phonologization
  5. phonologizations
  6. phonologize
  7. phonologized
  8. phonologizes
  9. phonologizing
  10. phonology
  11. phonolological

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