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preglottalize

preglottalize verb: to precede (a sound) by glottalization.

Verb

preglottalize (third-person singular simple present preglottalizes, present participle preglottalizing, simple past and past participle preglottalized)

  1. (transitive) To precede (a sound) by glottalization.

Forms of preglottalize

third-person singular presentpreglottalizes
present participlepreglottalizing
past participlepreglottalized
pastpreglottalized

Origin of preglottalize

From pre- + glottalize.

Questions about preglottalize

What does preglottalize mean?
Preglottalize means to precede (a sound) by glottalization.
What part of speech is preglottalize?
Preglottalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of preglottalize?
The past tense of preglottalize is preglottalized.

Words near preglottalize in the dictionary

  1. preglobulomer
  2. preglobulomers
  3. preglomerular
  4. preglottalization
  5. preglottalizations
  6. preglottalize
  7. preglottalized
  8. preglottalizes
  9. preglottalizing
  10. preglycosomal
  11. pregnabilities

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