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unpalatalize

unpalatalize verb: to depalatalize; to make or become not palatal.

Verb

unpalatalize (third-person singular simple present unpalatalizes, present participle unpalatalizing, simple past and past participle unpalatalized)

  1. To depalatalize; to make or become not palatal.

Forms of unpalatalize

third-person singular presentunpalatalizes
present participleunpalatalizing
past participleunpalatalized
pastunpalatalized

Origin of unpalatalize

From un- + palatal + -ize.

Questions about unpalatalize

What does unpalatalize mean?
Unpalatalize means to depalatalize; to make or become not palatal.
What part of speech is unpalatalize?
Unpalatalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpalatalize?
The past tense of unpalatalize is unpalatalized.

Words near unpalatalize in the dictionary

  1. unpalatableness
  2. unpalatables
  3. unpalatably
  4. unpalatalised
  5. unpalatalizable
  6. unpalatalize
  7. unpalatalized
  8. unpalatalizing
  9. unpalatial
  10. unpale
  11. unpaled

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